Characterization of an acsD disruption mutant provides additional evidence for the hierarchical cell-directed self-assembly of cellulose in Gluconacetobacter xylinus

Cellulose

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 119-137

  Mehta, Kalpa ^a   Pfeffer, Sarah ^a   Brown, R Malcolm ^a  

^a University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetobacter xylinum; acsD; acsD mutant; Cellulose; Gluconacetobacter xylinus; Hierarchical assembly of cellulose; Linear terminal complex; Microbial cellulose; Terminal complex

Indexed keywords

ACETOBACTER; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; GENES; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

ACETOBACTER XYLINUM; ACSD; ACSD MUTANT; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; HIERARCHICAL ASSEMBLIES; LINEAR TERMINAL COMPLEX; MICROBIAL CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE;

EID: 84921983697     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: 1572882X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-014-0521-y     Document Type: Article

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