The concentrations of hexadecane and inorganic nutrients modulate the production of extracellular membrane-bound vesicles, soluble protein, and bioemulsifier by Acinetobacter venetianus RAG-1 and Acinetobacter sp. strain HO1-N

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 569-575

  Leahy, Joseph G ^a,b   Khalid, Zafar M ^b,e   Quintero, Ernesto J ^b,f   Jones Meehan, Joanne M ^c,h   Heidelberg, John F ^b,g   Batchelor, Patricia J ^a   Colwell, Rita R ^b,d  

^a University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^d Center of Marine Biotechnology   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

^f FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Alkane; Bioemulsifier; Emulsan; Vesicle

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLS; DESORPTION; PROTEINS; SUBSTRATES;

EMULSIFIERS; INORGANIC NUTRIENTS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ALKANE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EMULSIFYING AGENT; HEXADECANE; PROTEIN RAG 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GROWTH;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER VENETIANUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL VACUOLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; INORGANIC NUTRIENT; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACINETOBACTER; ALKANES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOPLASMIC VESICLES; EMULSIONS;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER SP.; ACINETOBACTER VENETIANUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0348014401     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w03-071     Document Type: Article

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