Composition and role of extracellular polymers in methanogenic granules

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 403-407

  Veiga, Maria C ^a,b,e   Jain, Mahendra K ^a,d   Wu, Wei Min ^a   Hollingsworth, Rawle I ^b   Zeikus, J Gregory ^a,b,c  

^a MICHIGAN BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c University of La Coruna ^*  (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOSUGAR; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSAMINE; GLUCOSE; MANNOSE; POLYMER; RHAMNOSE; RIBOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL GRANULE; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBACTERIUM FORMICICUM; METHANOSARCINA MAZEI;

EID: 0030901217     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.2.403-407.1997     Document Type: Article

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