Genetic manipulation of polyphosphate metabolism affects cadmium tolerance in Escherichia coli

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 743-746

  Keasling, J D ^a   Hupf, Gregory A ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; POLYPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC MANIPULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM;

EID: 0030024128     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.2.743-746.1996     Document Type: Article

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