Isolation of a novel freshwater agarolytic cellvibrio sp. KY-YJ-3 and characterization of its extracellular β-agarase

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1378-1385

  Rhee, Young Joon ^a   Han, Cho Rong ^a   Kim, Won Chan ^a   Jun, Do Youn ^a   Rhee, In Ku ^a   Kim, Young Ho ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

agarase; Agarolytic cellvibrio sp.; Freshwater environment; Neoagarooligosaccharide; Purification

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; DEXTRAN; DNA 16S; DODECYL SULFATE; DODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; EXTRACELLULAR BETA AGARASE; FRESH WATER; NEOAGAROBIOSE; NEOAGAROHEXAOSE; NEOAGAROTETRAOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PECTIN; POLYGALACTURONIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE; STARCH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAROLYTIC BACTERIUM KY YJ 3; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELLVIBRIO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GRAM STAINING; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; KOREA; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRECIPITATION; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELLVIBRIO; ENZYME STABILITY; FRESH WATER; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYLOGENY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLVIBRIO;

EID: 78149485279     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1007.07010     Document Type: Article

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