Isolation and characterization of exopolysaccharide-producing bacteria from Korean fermented vegetables

Korean Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-195

  Kwon, Taeyeon ^a   Shim, Sangmin ^a   Heo, Minyoung ^a   An, Doohyun ^a   Shin, Kwang Soon ^a   Lee, Jong Hoon ^a  

^a Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Enterobacter; Exopolysaccharide; Fermented vegetable

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE; DNA 16S; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; MANNOSE; RHAMNOSE; SUGAR; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA; FERMENTED PRODUCT; KOREA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; VEGETABLE;

ALLIUM CEPA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER ASBURIAE; ENTEROBACTER COWANII; ENTEROBACTER LUDWIGII; ESCHERICHIA SENEGALENSIS; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 35348844803     PISSN: 1598642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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