Rapid spectrofluorometric screening of poly-hydroxyalkanoate-producing bacteria from microbial mats

International Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-102

  Berlanga, Mercedes ^a   Montero, M Teresa ^a   Fernández Borrell, Jordi ^a   Guerrero, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ebro delta microbial mats; Nile red; P. Oleovorans; Poly hydroxyalkanoates; Pseudomonas putida; Screening; Spectrofluorometry

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 33745925566     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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