Isolation of polyhydroxyalkanoates-producing bacteria using a combination of phenotypic and genotypic approach

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 364-371

  Kung, S S ^a   Chuang, Y C ^a   Chen, C H ^a   Chien, C C ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental isolates; Microbial polyesters; Mid chain length polyhydroxyalkanoates; Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase; Polyhydroxybutyrate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHAINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CHAINS LENGTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOLATES; GENOTYPIC METHOD; MICROBIAL POLYESTERS; MID-CHAIN-LENGTH POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE SYNTHASE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; SCREENING METHODS; STAINING METHOD;

CHAIN LENGTH;

POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

BACTERIA; ENZYMES; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROORGANISMS; POLYESTERS;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; DYE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; LIPOPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33947683447     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.02090.x     Document Type: Article

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