Molecular genetics of biosurfactant production

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 263-269

  Sullivan, Elise R ^a  

^a Center of Marine Biotechnology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; GLYCOLIPID; LIPOPEPTIDE; SURFACTANT;

CELL DENSITY; EMULSION; GENE ISOLATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURAL GENE;

EID: 0031842019     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(98)80057-8     Document Type: Article

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