The effect of temperature on viability of carbon- and nitrogen-starved Escherichia coli

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-21

  Nelson, S M ^a   Attwell, R W ^a   Dawson, M M ^a   Smith, C A ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029809423     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00170103     Document Type: Article

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