Occurrence and degradation of peptidoglycan in aquatic environments

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 269-280

  Jørgensen, Niels O G ^a   Stepanaukas, Ramunas ^b,d   Pedersen, Anne Grethe U ^c   Hansen, Michael ^a   Nybroe, Ole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial cell wall; Baltic river; D amino acid; Degradation; Diaminopimelic acid; Glucosamine; Peptidoglycan

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO AMINO ACID; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GLUCOSAMINE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODEGRADATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC FLORA; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LOSS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESTUARY; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

BALTIC REGION; EURASIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0344256423     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(03)00194-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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