In situ gene expression in mixed-culture biofilms: Evidence of metabolic interactions between community members

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 721-732

  Møller, Søren ^a   Sternberg, Claus ^a   Andersen, Jens Bo ^a   Christensen, Bjarke Bak ^a   Ramos, Juan Luis ^b   Givskov, Michael ^a   Molin, Søren ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZYL ALCOHOL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RNA 16S; TOLUENE;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENE TARGETING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0031887954     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.2.721-732.1998     Document Type: Article

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