Accumulation of intra-cellular polyphosphate in Chlorella vulgaris cells is related to indole-3-acetic acid produced by Azospirillum brasilense

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 399-407

  Meza, Beatriz ^a   de Bashan, Luz E ^a,b,c   Hernandez, Juan Pablo ^a,b   Bashan, Yoav ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b The Bashan Institute of Science   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Chlorella; Indole 3 acetic acid; Phosphorus uptake; Plant growth promoting bacteria; Polyphosphate

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALGINIC ACID; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; INDOLEACETIC ACID; POLYPHOSPHATE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; CELL FUNCTION; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; IMMOBILIZED CELL; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

ALGINATES; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOPLASM; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MUTATION; POLYPHOSPHATES;

EID: 84930572468     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2015.03.001     Document Type: Article

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