Cellulose biosynthesis by the beta-proteobacterium, Chromobacterium violaceum

Current Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 469-476

  Recouvreux, Derce O S ^a   Carminatti, Claudimir A ^a   Pitlovanciv, Ana K ^a   Rambo, Carlos R ^a   Porto, Luismar M ^a   Antônio, Regina V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; CONGO RED;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOFILM; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBER; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELLULOSE; CHROMOBACTERIUM; OPERON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM ATCC 12472; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 53849127132     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-008-9271-0     Document Type: Article

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