Analysis of conductance responses during depolymerization of pectate by soft rot Erwinia spp. and other pectolytic bacteria isolated from potato tubers

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-24

  Fraaije, B A ^a   Bosveld, M ^a   Van Den Bulk, R W ^a   Rombouts, F M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA; DIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY;

ERWINIA; LARGE AMOUNTS; LYASE ACTIVITY; PECTATE LYASE; PECTINASES; POLYGALACTURONASE; POLYGALACTURONIC ACID; POTATO TUBERS; SATURATED DIMER; SOFT-ROT;

MONOMERS;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; PECTATE LYASE;

ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONDUCTANCE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERWINIA; PLANT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POTATO;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; KLEBSIELLA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030757180     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.d01-396.x     Document Type: Article

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