Alkaline phosphatase activity of Escherichia coll starved in sterile lake water microcosms

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 252-258

  Ozkanca, R ^a,b   Flint, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b SAMSUN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKES; PHOSPHATASES;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY; CARBON AND NITROGEN; CARBON SOURCE; COLORIMETRIC ASSAYS; DE-REPRESSION; LAKE WATERS; LOWS-TEMPERATURES; NITROGEN SOURCES; VIABLE COUNT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; LAKE WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; STARVATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029943857     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03217.x     Document Type: Article

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