Changes in growth and polyglucose synthesis in response to fructose metabolism by Fusobacterium nucleatum grown in continuous culture

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 260-262

  Zilm, P S ^a   Gully, N J ^a   Rogers, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuous culture; Fructose metabolism; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Polyglucose synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMINO ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE POLYMER; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; LACTIC ACID; LYSINE; SERINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENERGY YIELD; FRUCTOSE METABOLISM; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GLUCONEOGENESIS; NONHUMAN;

AMINO ACIDS; CULTURE MEDIA; FERMENTATION; FRUCTOSE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GLUCANS; GLUCOSE;

EID: 0037559353     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.2003.00069.x     Document Type: Article

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