A plate method to screen for microorganisms producing xylose isomerase

Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-112

  Sapunova, L I ^a   Lobanok, A G ^a   Kazakevich, I O ^a   Evtushenkov, A N ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Belarus)

^b BELARUSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

2,3,5 triphenyltetrazolium; Constitutive and inducible synthesis; Microorganisms; Screening; The plate method; Xylose isomerase

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242877219     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MICI.0000016378.43654.0a     Document Type: Article

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