Chemical structure and function of glycosphingolipids of Sphingomonas spp and their distribution among members of the α-4 subclass of Proteobacteria

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 408-413

  Kawahara, K ^a   Kuraishi, H ^b   Zahringer U ^c  

^a KITASATO INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Japan)

^c RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical structure; Glycosphingolipid; Outer membrane; Phylogeny; Sphingomonas

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCURONIC ACID; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PHOSPHOLIPID; SPHINGANINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PHYLOGENY; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS;

EID: 0033383052     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900708     Document Type: Article

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