Identification of carbohydrate degrading bacteria in sub-tropical regions

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2003, Pages 205-210

  Rosado, William ^a   Govind, Nadathur S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

16s rRNA gene; AZCL substrates; Carbohydrates; Caribbean; PCR; Sub tropical

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; CARBOHYDRASE; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; GLYCOSIDASE; RNA 16S;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYMOLOGY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPIC CLIMATE;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ANANAS COMOSUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOALTEROMONAS; UNCULTURED MARINE BACTERIUM; VIBRIO;

EID: 1642277963     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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