Isolation and partial characterization of NaCl-tolerant mutant strain of Anabaena variabilis with impaired glutamine synthetase activity

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 219-226

  Chauhan, V S ^a   Singh, S ^b   Pandey, P K ^a   Bisen, P S ^a  

^a BARKATULLAH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MUTAGENESIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRESS TOLERANCE;

ANABAENA VARIABILIS;

EID: 0032825869     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4028(199909)39:4<219::AID-JOBM219>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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