A most effective method for selecting a broad range of short and medium-chain-length polyhidroxyalcanoate producing microorganisms

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 348-357

  Romo, Dolly Margot Revelo ^a   Grosso, María Victoria ^a   Solano, Nubia Carmenza Moreno ^a   Castaño, Dolly Montoya ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Colony PCR; Degenerate primers; PHA synthase; Polyhydroxyalcanoate; Seminested PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL STRAINS; COLONY PCR; DEGENERATE PRIMERS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA; PHA SYNTHASES; POLYHYDROXYALCANOATES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS; SEMINESTED PCR;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; DNA; GENES;

MICROORGANISMS;

DNA 16S; DYE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE SYNTHASE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYMER; SUDAN BLACK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHAC GENE; PHAC1 GENE; PHAC2 GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STAINING; TECHNIQUE; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 36048951328     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol10-issue3-fulltext-13     Document Type: Article

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