Bacterial strategies to inhabit acidic environments

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 235-243

  Kobayashi, Hiroshi ^a   Saito, Hiromi ^a   Kakegawa, Tomohito ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid induction; Acidic environment; Adaptation; Bacteria; Cytoplasmic pH; Gene regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000527428     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.46.235     Document Type: Article

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