Expression of thermostable α-amylase gene from Bacillus stearothermophilus in various Bacillus subtilis strains

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-268

  Özcan, Bahri Devrim ^a   Özcan, Numan ^b  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacillus stearothermophilus; Bacillus subtilis; Electroporation; Thermostable amylase

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 47849119998     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03175327     Document Type: Article

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