Enhancement of growth and poly 3-hydroxybutyrate production from Methylobacterium sp. ZP24 by formate and other organic acids

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-175

  Yellore, V S ^b   Thakur, N B ^b   Desai, A J ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW CONCENTRATIONS; METHYLOBACTERIUM SP; POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE); POLY--3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLY-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; PRODUCTION TIME; SCALED-UP;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM SP.; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032825307     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00608.x     Document Type: Article

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