Analysis of the genome of an alkaliphilic Bacillus strain from an industrial point of view

Extremophiles

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-108

  Takami, Hideto ^a   Horikoshi, Koki ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaliphile; Bacillus halodurans; C 125 Physical mapping; Enzyme production; Gene mapping; Genomic sequence; Industrial application

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS HALODURANS; BACILLUS HALODURANS C-125; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

ALKALI; ENZYME;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ALKALIES; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; ENZYMES; GENE LIBRARY; GENOME, BACTERIAL; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0034171340     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007920050143     Document Type: Short Survey

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