Cell envelope changes in solvent-tolerant and solvent-sensitive Pseudomonas putida strains following exposure to o-xylene

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1129-1132

  Pinkart, Holly C ^a   Wolfram, James W ^c   Rogers, Robert ^c   White, David C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORTHO XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030030544     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.3.1129-1132.1996     Document Type: Article

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