Evidence for plasmid-mediated chemotaxis of Pseudomonas putida towards naphthalene and salicylate

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-6

  Samanta, Sudip K ^a   Jain, Rakesh K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Naphthalene; Plasmid encoded chemotaxis; Pseudomonas putida; Salicylate

Indexed keywords

NAPHTHALENE; SALICYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RECOMBINANT PLASMID;

NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0033978365     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-46-1-1     Document Type: Article

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