Characterization of biopolymer produced by Pseudomonas sp. CMG607w of marine origin

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-109

  Jamil, Nazia ^a   Ahmed, Nuzhat ^b   Edwards, David H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; PHA polymerase (C1 C2); Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; DNA; DNA POLYMERASE; GLUCONATE SODIUM; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; POLY(3-HYDROXYALKANOIC ACID) SYNTHASE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY MASS; EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PURIFICATION; RIVER; SEA; SEDIMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PAKISTAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPOLYMERS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OCEANS AND SEAS; PAKISTAN; PSEUDOMONAS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 36048981276     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: 13498037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.53.105     Document Type: Article

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