Azotobacter vinelandii mutants that overproduce poly-β- hydroxybutyrate or alginate

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-163

  Segura, D ^a   Guzman J ^a   Espin G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); PROTEIN;

ALGINATE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMER;

ALGA GENE; ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ALGINATES; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; MANNOSE-6-PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; POLYESTERS;

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

EID: 1642561801     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1397-1     Document Type: Article

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