Capsule formation by sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans cells growing under oligotrophic and mixotrophic conditions

Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 380-385

  Senyushkin, A A ^a   Severina, L O ^a   Mityushina, L L ^a  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cell surface; Oligotrophs; Polysaccharide capsule; Sulfobacilli; Thermoacidophiles

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644505169     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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