The role of cell-surface lectins in the aggregation of azospirilla

Mikrobiologiya

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 471-476

  Nikitina, V K ^a   Ponomareva, G ^a   Alen'Kina, S A ^a   Konnova, S A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS AND MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Azospirilla; Lectin; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; LECTIN;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CYTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL ADHESION; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; LECTINS;

EID: 0035404792     PISSN: 00263656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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