Isolation of a Xanthomonas campestris strain with elevated β-galactosidase activity for direct use of lactose in xanthan gum production

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 375-379

  Yang, T C ^a,b   Wu, G H ^a   Tseng, Y H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUGARS; XANTHAN GUM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT GENES; DIRECT USE; NITROUS ACID; SOUTHERN HYBRIDIZATION; WILD TYPES; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; Β- GALACTOSIDASE; Β-GALACTOSIDASE GENE;

GENES;

BACTERIAL DNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; LACTOSE; XANTHAN;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; WILD TYPE; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 0036032983     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2002.01202.x     Document Type: Article

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