Factors affecting biosynthesis by Xanthomonas albilineans of albicidin antibiotics and phytotoxins

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1023-1028

  Zhang, L ^a   Xu, J ^a   Birch, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; SUGAR CANE;

AMINO-ACIDS; AMMONIUM IONS; CHEMICALLY DEFINED MEDIAS; DNA REPLICATIONS; MEDIA COMPOSITION; NEW APPROACHES; PHOSPHATE STARVATION; PHYTOTOXINS; XANTHOMONAS;

ANTIBIOTICS;

ALBICIDIN; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIUM SULFATE; FERROUS SULFATE; PEPTONE; PHOSPHATE; PLANT TOXIN; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC CHLORIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA REPLICATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; XANTHOMONAS;

ARUNDINARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SACCHARUM; XANTHOMONAS ALBILINEANS;

EID: 0031742555     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1998.tb05267.x     Document Type: Article

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