Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate accumulation in bacterial consortia from different environments

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 660-667

  Carpa, Rahela ^a   Butiuc Keul, Anca ^a   Lupan, Iulia ^b   Barbu Tudoran, Lucian ^a   Muntean, Vasile ^a   Dobrotǎ, Cristina ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b Molecular Biology Center   (Romania)

Author keywords

Azotobacter vinelandii; Colony PCR; Diazotroph bacteria; Poly hydroxybutyrates; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

LIMESTONE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; COLONY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTER; LIMESTONE; MEADOW; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALPINE TUNDRA; AMMONIFICATION; ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER GROUP; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; FLOODPLAIN; GRANULE CELL; HETEROTROPH; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NITROGEN CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL QUALITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; XEROPHYTE;

AZOTOBACTER; BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENT; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NITROGEN FIXATION; POLYESTERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROMANIA; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

CARPATHIANS; ROMANIA;

AZOTOBACTER; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84860433614     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W2012-037     Document Type: Article

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