Lack of O-polysaccharide renders Bradyrhizobium japonicum more resistant to organic acid stress

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1324-1326

  Oh, Eun Taex ^d   Ju, Young Jun ^d   Koh, Sung Cheol ^a   Kim, Yonghwi ^b   Kim, Jong Sul ^c   So, Jae Seong ^d  

^a Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^d Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bradyrhizobium japonicum; Lipopolysaccharide; O polysaccharide; Organic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PHENOTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRESS; WILD TYPE;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 12144267330     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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