Effect of C/N Ratio on the Production of Poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) by the Methylotroph Paracoccus denitrificans

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 391-396

  Kim, Byung K I ^a   Yoon, Sung Chul ^a,b   Nam, Jae D O ^c   Lenz, Robert W ^b  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Methylotroph; P(3hv) homopolymer; Paracoccus denitrificans; Pha synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037935241     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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