Lessons learned from Sphingomonas species that degrade abietane triterpenoids

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 374-379

  Mohn, W W ^b   Yu, Z ^c   Moore, E R B ^a   Muttray, A F ^c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Abietane; Biological treatment; DhA 33; DhA 95; Hybridization; Resin acid; RNA:DNA ratio; Sphingomonas

Indexed keywords

ABIETIC ACID; DEHYDROABIETIC ACID; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; TRITERPENOID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SPHINGOMONAS;

NEGIBACTERIA; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 0033375011     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900731     Document Type: Article

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