Urease from the soil bacterium Bacillus pasteurii: Immobilization on Ca- polygalacturonate

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 811-817

  Ciurli, S ^a   Marzadori, C ^a   Benini, S ^a   Deiana, S ^a   Gessa, C ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPOROSARCINA PASTEURII; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0030162098     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(96)00020-X     Document Type: Article

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