Phenol oxidase activity in bacteria of the genus Azospirillum

Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 327-333

  Nikitina, V E ^a   Vetchinkina, E P ^a   Ponomareva, E G ^a   Gogoleva, Yu V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS AND MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Laccase; Lignin peroxidase; Mn peroxidase; Phenol oxidase activity; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77953416309     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026261710030082     Document Type: Article

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