Conversion of DL-threonine, D-threonine and 2-oxobutyrate into propionate and 2-hydroxybutyrate by Fusobacterium species

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 371-374

  Carlier, J P ^a   Henry, C ^a   Lorin, V ^a   Rouffignat, K ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA;

CLINICAL ISOLATES; DL-THREONINE; EQUIMOLAR AMOUNT; HYDROXYBUTYRATE;

AMINO ACIDS;

2 OXOBUTYRIC ACID; DEXTRO THREONINE; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; FERMENTATION; FUSOBACTERIUM;

FUSOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0030684022     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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