Acetobacter xylinum: An inquiry into cellulose biosynthesis

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 442-444

  Skinner, Peggy O'Neill ^a   Cannon, Robert E ^b  

^a Bush School   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOBACTER; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS;

EID: 0034195310     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4450943     Document Type: Article

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