Coaggregation between aquatic bacteria is mediated by specific-growth-phase-dependent lectin-saccharide interactions

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 431-434

  Rickard, Alex H ^a   Leach, Stephen A ^b   Buswell, Clive M ^b   High, Nicola J ^a   Handley, Pauline S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GALACTOSAMINE; GALACTOSE; LACTOSE; LECTIN; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

EID: 0033986424     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.431-434.2000     Document Type: Article

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