Production of an endoglucanase by the shipworm bacterium, Teredinobacter turnirae

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-47

  Ahuja, S K ^a,b   Ferreira, G M ^a,c   Moreira, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^c MEDAREX INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nutrition; Endoglucanase; Marine bacterium; Nitrogen nutrition; Shipworm bacterium; Teredinobacter turnirae

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; CARBON; CELLULOSE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; NITROGEN; SUCROSE; SURFACTANT; TRITON X 100;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; TEREDINOBACTER TURNIRAE;

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; CELLULASE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATES; SEAWATER; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNCULTURED MARINE BACTERIUM;

EID: 1542511885     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-004-0113-1     Document Type: Article

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