Altered cell surface hydrophobicity of lipopolysaccharide-deficient mutant of Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 219-226

  Park, Kyoung Min ^a   So, Jae Seong ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bradyrhizobium japonicum; Cell surface hydrophobicity; Complementation; Lipopolysaccharide; LPS gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CELL SURFACE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CELL WALL SKELETON; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MUTATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; O ANTIGENS; PHENOTYPE; SOYBEANS;

EID: 0033849576     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(00)00155-X     Document Type: Article

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