Analysis of the wee gene cluster responsible for the biosynthesis of the polymeric bioemulsifier from the oil-degrading strain Acinetobacter Iwoffii RAG-1

Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1937-1946

  Nakar, D ^a   Gutnick, D L ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

amphipathic; Biopolymer; Biosurfactant; Biosynthesis; Emulsan; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

AMINOSUGAR; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EMULSIFYING AGENT; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; OIL; OPSONIN; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ACETYLATION; ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLYCOSYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034915596     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-147-7-1937     Document Type: Article

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