Improved method for colony counts of the microaerophile Spirillum volutans

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 701-704

  Alban, Patrick S ^a   Krieg, Noel R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

heat shock; microaerophile; pyruvate; Spirillum volutans

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRILLUM; STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPIRILLUM VOLUTANS;

EID: 0029767454     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-095     Document Type: Article

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