Assimilation of oxalate, acetate, and CO2 by Oxalobacter formigenes

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1081-1086

  Cornick, N A ^a   Allison, M J ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

biosynthesis; carbon assimilation; metabolism

Indexed keywords

CARBON; OXALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXALOBACTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OXALOBACTER; OXALOBACTER FORMIGENES;

EID: 0029955989     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-138     Document Type: Article

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