Shewanella sp. GA-22, a psychrophilic hydrocarbonoclastic antarctic bacterium producing polyunsaturated fatty acids

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1124-1133

  Gentile, G ^a   Bonasera, V ^a   Amico, C ^b   Giuliano, L ^a   Yakimov, M M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Societa Indust Farmaceut I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; PUFA gene cluster; Shewanella

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CRUDE OIL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENES; LINOLEIC ACID; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ANTARCTIC; ANTARCTIC BACTERIA; FATTY ACID BIOSYNTHESIS; FATTY ACID PRODUCTIONS; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; GENE CLUSTERS; GROWTH MEDIUM; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID GENE CLUSTER; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA SP;

POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

ARACHIDONIC ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE PFAA; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE PFAC; GASOLINE; GENE PRODUCT; HYDROCARBON; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; N TETRADECANE; PETROLEUM; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; RNA 16S; SEA WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; FATTY ACID;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE CLUSTER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SHEWANELLA; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA SP.; SHEWANELLA SP. GA-22;

EID: 0242351951     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02077.x     Document Type: Article

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