Wax ester production by bacteria

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 244-250

  Ishige, Takeru ^a   Tani, Akio ^a   Sakai, Yasuyoshi ^a   Kato, Nobuo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ESTER; HYDROCARBON; WAX;

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS;

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0037589929     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(03)00053-5     Document Type: Review

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