Membrane Fluidity of the Pentachlorophenol-Mineralizing Sphingomonas sp. UG30

Journal of Fluorescence

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 385-391

  Denich, T J ^a   Beaudette, L A ^a,b   Cassidy, M B ^a,c   Lee, H ^a   Trevors, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fluorescence polarization; Lipid membrane fluidity; Pentachlorophenol (PCP); Sphingomonas sp. UG30

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; COMPOSITION; FATTY ACIDS; FLUORESCENCE; GROWTH KINETICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHENOLS;

CYTOPLASMIC MEMBRANES; LIPID MEMBRANE FLUIDITY;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS SP.;

EID: 0346460148     PISSN: 10530509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026160721851     Document Type: Article

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