Catabolic pathway for aerobic degradation of lactate by Actinomyces naeslundii

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 193-198

  Takahashi, N ^a   Yamada, T ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actinomyces naeslundii; lactate; NAD independent lactate dehydrogenase; oxygen; pyruvate dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030175237     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1996.tb00357.x     Document Type: Article

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