Effect of temperature on bacterial gellan production

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 649-652

  West, T P ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon source; Gellan; Heteropolysaccharide; Sphingomonas; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0042914349     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025155026713     Document Type: Article

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