Strain improvement of Arthrobacter simplex by protoplast fusion

Journal of Industrial Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 257-260

  Liu, W H ^a   Chow, L W ^a   Lo, C K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arthrobacter simplex; Cholesterol oxidase; Protoplast fusion; Protoplasting

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHOLESTEROL OXIDASE; LYSOZYME; MACROGOL 6000;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL FUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PROTOPLAST;

EID: 0030008426     PISSN: 01694146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01570030     Document Type: Article

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