Physiological Characterization of Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E Tolerance to p-Hydroxybenzoate

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 4338-4341

  Ramos González, María Isabel ^a   Godoy, Patricia ^a   Alaminos, Miguel ^a   Ben Bassat, Arie ^b   Ramos, Juan Luis ^a,b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b Central Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; 4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; PARABENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0035463868     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.4338-4341.2001     Document Type: Article

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