Factors affecting the freeze-fracture morphology of in vivo polyhydroxyalkanoate granules

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 304-311

  Sudesh, Kumar ^a   Fukui, Toshiaki ^a   Iwata, Tadahisa ^a   Yoshiharu, Doi ^a  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable plastic; Comamonas acidovorans; Freeze fracture electron microscopy; Poly(4 hydroxybutyrate); Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE FRACTURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MELTING POINT; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; COMAMONAS; DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034027353     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w99-150     Document Type: Article

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