Formation of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) by phototrophic and chemolithotrophic bacteria

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 415-421

  Liebergesell, Matthias ^a   Hustede, Eilert ^a   Timm, Arnulf ^a   Steinbüchel, Alexander ^a   Fuller, R Clinton ^b   Lenz, Robert W ^b   Schlegel, Hans G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopolymer; Chemolithotrophic bacteria; Chromatiaceae; Copolyester; Non sulfur purple bacteria; PHB; Phototrophic bacteria; Poly(3 hydroxybutyric acid); Rhodospirillaceae; Sulfur purple bacteria

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; NITROGEN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLOCHROMATIUM VINOSUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMATIACEAE; CHROMATIUM; LAMPROCYSTIS ROSEOPERSICINA; PHOTOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOSPIRILLACEAE;

EID: 0025822351     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: 1432072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00244955     Document Type: Article

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