Mutual relationships between soils and biological carrier systems

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-60

  Zohar Perez, C ^a   Chet, I ^b   Nussinovitch, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alginate beads; Biocontrol; Chitinolytic activity; Physical properties; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCONTROL; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DISEASES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL MECHANICS; WATER;

ALGINATE BEADS; CHITINOLYTIC ACTIVITY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ALGINIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHITIN; CHITINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CELL DENSITY; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; FREEZE DRYING; GREENHOUSE; IMMERSION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SOIL ANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ALGINATES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHITIN; CHITINASE; GELS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHASEOLUS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 27844554549     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20574     Document Type: Article

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