Studies in polysaccharide production and growth of Azotobacter vinelandii MTCC 2459, a plant rhizosphere isolate

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 379-383

  Vermani, M V ^b   Kelkar, S M ^a   Kamat, M Y ^b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL MEDIUM; CARBON SOURCE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; MEDIA COMPOSITION; OPTIMISATIONS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POLYSACCHARIDE PRODUCTION; SHAKE-FLASK CULTURES; SUGAR COMPOSITION;

SOILS;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; FERROUS SULFATE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MOLYBDATE SODIUM; NITROGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; RHAMNOSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NELUMBO NUCIFERA;

EID: 0030950058     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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