Instability of α-amylase production and morphological variation in continuous culture of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens is associated with plasmid loss

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-59

  Hillier, P ^a   Wase, D A J ^a   Emery, A N ^a   Solomons, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amylase; Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; Continuous fermentation; Defined medium; Morphology; Plasmid

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; LACTOSE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID;

BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030744026     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(96)00048-9     Document Type: Article

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