Curdlan production by Agrobacterium sp. ATCC 31749 on an ethanol fermentation coproduct

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-68

  West, Thomas P ^a   Nemmers, Beth ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Biomass; Condensed corn distillers solubles; Curdlan; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM SP. ATCC 31749; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM; ZEA MAYS;

ALCOHOL; BETA GLUCAN; CURDLAN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FERMENTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RHIZOBIUM; TIME;

BETA-GLUCANS; BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIA; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; RHIZOBIUM; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 41949129549     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200700294     Document Type: Article

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