Characterization of genes involved in poly-β-hydroxybutyrate metabolism in Azospirillum brasilense

Symbiosis

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-170

  Edelshtein, Zohar ^a   Kadouri, Daniel ^a   Jurkevitch, Edouard ^a   Vande Broek, Ann ^b   Vanderleyden, Jos ^b   Okon, Yaacov ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3 hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase; Acetoacetyl CoA synthetase; Azospirillum brasilense; PHB metabolism; Poly hydroxybutyrate (PHB)

Indexed keywords

GENE; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; RHIZOBIALES; RHIZOBIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037701242     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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