L-Arogenate is a chemoattractant which can be utilized as the sole source of carbon and nitrogen by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 567-573

  Fischer, Randy S ^a   Song, Jian ^a   Gu, Wei ^a   Jensen, Roy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030970068     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.2.567-573.1997     Document Type: Article

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