Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate production by Azotobacter chroococcum

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 315-320

  Parshad, J ^a   Suneja, S ^a   Kukreja, K ^a   Lakshminarayana, K ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO COMPOUND; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLY-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYESTER; SUDAN BLACK;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; STAINING;

AZO COMPOUNDS; AZOTOBACTER; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; POLYESTERS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0035751853     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815620     Document Type: Article

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