Isolation and identification of two L-azetidine-2-carboxylic acid- degrading soil microorganisms, Enterobacter agglomerans and Enterobacter amnigenus

Journal of Natural Products

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-211

  Yeung, King Fai ^a   Lee, Kang Man ^a   Woodard, Ronald W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZETIDINE 2 CARBOXYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG ISOLATION; ENTEROBACTER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONVALLARIA MAJALIS; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER AMNIGENUS; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS;

EID: 0031905734     PISSN: 01633864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/np970324+     Document Type: Article

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