A thermophilic cyanobacterium, Synechococcus sp. MA19, capable of accumulating poly-β-hydroxybutyrate

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 512-514

  Miyake, Masato ^a   Erata, Mayumi ^a,b   Asada, Yasuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

CO2 recycle; cyanobacteria; photosynthesis; polyhydroxybutyrate

Indexed keywords

POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CENTRIFUGATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FERMENTATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 0030474664     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(97)86995-4     Document Type: Article

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