Physiological and biochemical changes accompanying the loss of mucoidy by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 881-888

  Williams, Steven G ^a   Greenwood, Jacqueline A ^a   Jones, Colin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alginate production; Glucose metabolism during loss of mucoidy; Production of 2 ketogluconate and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA); Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; GLUCONIC ACID; GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0029936524     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-142-4-881     Document Type: Article

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