The effect of acid stress on key enzyme activities and growth kinetics in cultures of Xanthomonas campestris

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 635-640

  Esgalhado, Eugénia M ^a   Roseiro, J Carlos ^a  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acid toxicity; Growth inhibition; Metabolic uncoupling; Xanthan overproduction; Xanthomonas campestris

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; STRESS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 0032144142     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(98)00027-2     Document Type: Article

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