The separation of alginate biosynthesis and acetylation in Pseudomonas syringae

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 394-398

  Lee, Jin W ^a,c   Day, F ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Audubon Sugar Institute   (United States)

^c US Army Natick RD and E Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Bacterial alginate; Pseudomonas syringae; Resting cell; Seaweed alginate

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL SUSPENSION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG METABOLISM; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

ACETYLATION; ALGINATES; MUTATION; PSEUDOMONAS; SEAWEED;

EID: 0031857383     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-44-4-394     Document Type: Article

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