A marine bacterium accumulates polyhydroxyalkanoate consisting of mainly 3-hydroxydodecanoate and 3-hydroxydecanoate

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1149-1153

  Wang, Qian ^a   Zhang, Hanxing ^a   Chen, Quan ^a   Chen, Xiulan ^a   Zhang, Yuzhong ^a   Qi, Qingsheng ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Exopolysaccharide; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Pseudoaltermonas; Psychrotrophic

Indexed keywords

BOHAI SEA; CELL DRY WEIGHT; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LIQUID MEDIUM; MARINE BACTERIUM; NILE RED; POLY-HYDROXYALKANOATE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE POLYMERS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

SEAWATER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER CONTENT;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77952240651     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0282-1     Document Type: Article

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