Anaerobic production of alginate by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Alginate restricts diffusion of oxygen

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 7322-7325

  Hassett, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; NITRATE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIFFUSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030474876     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.24.7322-7325.1996     Document Type: Article

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