Temperature-dependent production of carotovoricin Er and pectin lyase in phytopathogenic erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora Er

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 444-447

  Nguyen, Hoa Anh ^a   Kaneko, Jun ^a   Kamio, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotovoricin Er; Cell lysis; Erwinia carotovora; Pectin lyase; Temperature sensitive production

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; PECTOBACTERIUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM SUBSP. CAROTOVORUM;

BACTERIOCIN; CAROTOVORICIN; MITOMYCIN; PECTIN LYASE; POLYSACCHARIDE LYASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIOCINS; MITOMYCIN; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; POLYSACCHARIDE-LYASES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036483588     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.66.444     Document Type: Article

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