Biosynthesis of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) with a high molecular mass by a mutant strain of Azotobacter vinelandii (OPN)

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-47

  Peña, Carlos ^a   López, Silvia ^a   García, Andrés ^a   Espín, Guadalupe ^a   Romo Uribe, Angel ^b   Segura, Daniel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aeration conditions; Azotobacter vinelandii; Molecular mass; PHB

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894501372     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-013-0630-0     Document Type: Article

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