Effects of growth conditions on production of methyl selenides in cultures of Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 98-103

  Van Fleet Stalder, V ^a   Gurleyuk H ^a   Bachofen, R ^b   Chasteen, T G ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Methylation; Reduction; Rhodobacter sphaeroides; Selenate; Selenite

Indexed keywords

ORGANOSELENIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG MANUFACTURE; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; TECHNIQUE;

RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES 2.4.1; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0030780992     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900423     Document Type: Article

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