Genetic engineering using fungal flavohemoglobin for constructing Pseudomonas stutzeri strain emitting less nitrous oxide

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 282-284

  Takaya, Naoki ^a   Shoun, Hirofumi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Flavohemoglobin; Nitrous oxide; Pseudomonas stutzeri

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DENITRIFICATION; FUNGI; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN;

DENITRIFIERS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

FLAVOHEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DENITRIFICATION; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GREENHOUSE GAS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI;

EID: 0036401442     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(02)80163-3     Document Type: Article

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