Characterization of genes for chitin catabolism in Haloferax mediterranei

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1185-1194

  Hou, Jing ^a,b   Han, Jing ^a   Cai, Lei ^a,b   Zhou, Jian ^a   Lü, Yang ^a   Jin, Cheng ^a   Liu, Jingfang ^a   Xiang, Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bioconversion; Bioplastic; Catabolism; Chitin; Haloarchaea

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOCONVERSION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYMES; GROWTH KINETICS; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOLS; TRANSCRIPTION;

BIOPLASTICS; CATABOLISM; HALOARCHAEA; HYDROLYTIC ACTIVITIES; NATURAL POLYSACCHARIDE; POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE-CO-3-HYDROXYVALERATE); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION-POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WHOLE CELL BIOCATALYSTS;

CHITIN;

CHITIN; CHITINASE; GLYCOSIDASE; CARBON; POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE)-CO-(3-HYDROXYVALERATE); POLYESTER;

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; CATABOLISM; CATALYST; CELLULOSE; CHITIN; COLLOID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; HYDROLYSIS; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

HALOBACTERIA; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON; CHITIN; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYESTERS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84898897999     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4969-8     Document Type: Article

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