Phytase activity of Selenomonas ruminantium: A preliminary characterization

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 20-25

  Yanke, L J ^a   Selinger, L B ^a,b   Cheng, K J ^a,c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANAEROBICS; DE-REPRESSION; EXTRACTABLES; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION; PHOSPHATE LIMITATION; PHYTASE ACTIVITY; PHYTATE; RUMINAL BACTERIA; SELENOMONAS; ZYMOGRAM ANALYSIS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BUFFER; CITRIC ACID; COPPER ION; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; GENE PRODUCT; LEAD; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MERCURY; PHYTASE; ZINC ION;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; SELENOMONAS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SELENOMONAS RUMINANTIUM;

EID: 0032779947     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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