Structure, mechanism and regulation of an artificial microbial ecosystem for vitamin C production

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 247-255

  Zou, Wei ^a   Liu, Liming ^a   Chen, Jian ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2 keto L gulonic acid; Coculture; Ketogulonicigenium vulgare; Metabolomics

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; SORBOSE;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; FERMENTATION; FERMENTATION MEDIUM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOMICS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; KETOGULONICIGENIUM VULGARE; METABOLOMICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ASCORBIC ACID; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BIOREACTORS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; RHODOBACTERACEAE; SUGAR ACIDS;

EID: 84880567798     PISSN: 1040841X     EISSN: 15497828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1040841X.2012.706250     Document Type: Review

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