The presence of lectins in bacteria associated with the Azolla-Anabaena symbiosis

Symbiosis

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-178

  Serrano, R ^a   Carrapico F ^b   Vidal, R ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azolla; Bacteria; Lectins; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC STRAIN; HEMAGGLUTINATION; LECTIN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POVIDONE; SDS POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SYMBIOSIS;

ANABAENA; ANIMALIA; AZOLLA; AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; AZOLLA PINNATA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033383730     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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