Lack of O-Polysaccharide Renders Bradyrhizobium japonicum More Resistant to Organic Acid Stress |
OH , EUN-TAEX
(Department of Biological Engineering and Center for Advanced Bioseparation Technology, Inha University)
JU, YOUNG-JUN (Department of Biological Engineering and Center for Advanced Bioseparation Technology, Inha University) KOH, SUNG-CHEOL (Division of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Maritime University) KIM, YONG-HWI (Department of Food Science and Technology, Sejong University) KIM, JONG-SUL (Division of Life Science, University of Ulsan) SO, JAE-SEONG (Department of Biological Engineering and Center for Advanced Bioseparation Technology, Inha University) |
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