Formation of intracytoplasmic lipid inclusions by Rhodococcus opacus strain PD630

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 377-386

  Alvarez, Hector M ^a,c   Mayer, Frank ^b   Fabritius, Dirk ^c   Steinbüchel, Alexander ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Gluconate; Lipid inclusions; Phenylalkanes; Rhodococcus opacus PD630

Indexed keywords

RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS;

FATTY ACID; GLUCONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; FERMENTATION; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; RHODOCOCCUS;

FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; GLUCONATES; INCLUSION BODIES; LIPID METABOLISM; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030163048     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050341     Document Type: Article

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