Isolation of a Pseudomonas sp. strain exhibiting unusual behavior of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) biosynthesis and characterization of synthesized polyesters

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 847-853

  Chung, Chung Wook ^a   Kim, Yoon Seok ^a   Kim, Young Baek ^b   Bae, Kyung Sook ^c   Rhee, Young Ha ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b PaiChai University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Copolyester; Medium chain length PHA; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Pseudomonas sp. HJ 2; Short chain length PHA

Indexed keywords

ALKANOIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; ELASTOMER; HEXANOIC ACID; POLYESTER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; FRACTIONATION; PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; PSEUDOMONAS SP. HJ-2; RALSTONIA; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0033374749     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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