Oxygen starvation induces cell death in Candida shehatae fermentations of D-xylose, but not D-glucose

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 780-785

  Kastner, J R ^a,c   Jones, W J ^a,d   Roberts, R S ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c University of Georgia   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

XYLOSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CANDIDA; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CELL VOLUME; FERMENTATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STARVATION;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; CANDIDA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; OXYGEN; XYLOSE;

EID: 0033050452     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051462     Document Type: Article

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