Production of xanthan gum by Sphingomonas bacteria carrying genes from Xanthomonas campestris

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 92-97

  Pollock, T J ^a   Mikolajczak, M ^a   Yamazaki, M ^a   Thorne, L ^a   Armentrout, R W ^a  

^a SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complementation; Exopolysaccharide; Foreign gene expression; Sphingomonas; Xanthan gum; Xanthomonas campestris

Indexed keywords

XANTHAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; DRUG MANUFACTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; SPHINGOMONAS; TECHNIQUE; XANTHOMONAS;

DNA, RECOMBINANT; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPHINGOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 0030829940     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900449     Document Type: Article

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