A novel thermostable dextranase from a Thermoanaerobacter species cultured from the geothermal waters of the great Artesian Basin of Australia

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 140, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 271-276

  Wynter, C ^a   Patel, B K C ^a   Bain, Peter ^a   De Jersey, J ^b   Hamilton, S ^b   Inkerman, P A ^c,d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Sugar Research Institute   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Great Artesian Basin of Australia; Thermal aquifer; Thermoanaerobacter; Thermophilic bacteria; Thermostable dextranase

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; DEXTRANASE; RNA 16S;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 0030199738     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00193-0     Document Type: Article

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