Production of rhamnolipids by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 718-725

  Soberón Chávez, Gloria ^a,c   Lépine, François ^b   Déziel, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; LIPIDS; METABOLISM; MOLECULES; POLYSACCHARIDES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; METABOLIC LINKS; PSEUDOMANAS AERUGINOSA; RHAMNOLIPIDS;

CELLS;

ALGINIC ACID; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCOLIPID; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; RHAMNOSE; RHAMNOSYL BETA HYDROXYDECANOYL BETA HYDROXYDECANOATE; RHAMNOSYL RHAMNOSYL BETA HYDROXYDECANOYL BETA HYDROXYDECANOATE; SURFACTANT; THYMIDINE DERIVATIVE; THYMIDINE DIPHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; DNA STRUCTURE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; GENE FUNCTION; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPOGENESIS; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLYCOLIPIDS; HUMANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 27544448126     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0150-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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