Rapid and specific identification of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase gene by polymerase chain reaction

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 690-694

  Solaiman, D K Y ^a   Ashby, R D ^a   Foglia, T A ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS CORRUGATA; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM;

COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS CORRUGATA; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM;

EID: 0033936224     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530000332     Document Type: Article

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