New insights in the formation of polyhydroxyalkanoate granules (carbonosomes) and novel functions of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2357-2373

  Jendrossek, Dieter ^a   Pfeiffer, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RALSTONIA;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLY-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYESTER; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

CELL INCLUSION; CHEMISTRY; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REVIEW;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; INCLUSION BODIES; POLYESTERS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 84905390766     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12356     Document Type: Review

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