Aggregation in Azospirillum brasilense: Effects of chemical and physical factors and involvement of extracellular components

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1989-1999

  Burdman, Saul ^a   Jurkevitch, Edouard ^a   Schwartsburd, Boris ^a   Hampel, Michal ^a   Okon, Yaacov ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Azospirillum brasilense; Exopolysaccharides; Flocculation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; FLAGELLIN; FRUCTOSE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; FLOCCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031825203     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-7-1989     Document Type: Article

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