Detection of reserve polymer synthesis genes in natural bacterial populations

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-136

  López, Nancy I ^a   Pettinari, M Julia ^a   Méndez, Beatriz S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

bacterial survival; natural water; pha genes; polyhydroxyalkanoate; polyphosphate; ppk genes

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; POLYPHOSPHATE; RIVER WATER;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0342618285     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(96)00083-9     Document Type: Article

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