Biotin production under limiting growth conditions by Agrobacterium/Rhizobium HK4 transformed with a modified Escherichia coli bio operon

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 590-599

  Shaw, N M ^a   Lehner, B ^a   Fuhrmann, M ^a   Kulla, H G ^a   Brass, J M ^a   Birch, O M ^a   Tinschert, A ^a   Venetz, D ^a   Venetz, V ^a   Sanchez, J C ^b   Tonella, L ^b   Hochstrasser, D F ^b  

^a LONZA AG   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium rhizobium HK4; Biotin production; E. coli bio operon; Limiting growth conditions

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BINDING SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROMOTER REGION; RHIZOBIUM; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0032809358     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900669     Document Type: Article

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