Alginate production by an Azotobacter vinelandii mutant unable to produce alginate lyase

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 733-737

  Trujillo Roldan M A ^a   Moreno, S ^a   Segura, D ^a   Galindo, E ^a   Espin G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE LYASE; ALGINIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGINATE; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC CODE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION;

AZOTOBACTER; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0347297240     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-1173-7     Document Type: Article

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