Three distinct phases of isoprene formation during growth and sporulation of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 4700-4703

  Wagner, William P ^a   Nemecek Marshall, Michele ^a   Fall, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOIN; GLUCOSE; ISOPRENE;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CATABOLISM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GLYCOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SPOROGENESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032802573     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.15.4700-4703.1999     Document Type: Article

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