Gramicidin S production by Bacillus Brevis in simulated microgravity

Current Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 199-204

  Fang, A ^a   Pierson, D L ^b   Mishra, S K ^c   Koenig, D W ^c   Demain, A L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c KRUG Life Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAMICIDIN S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; MICROGRAVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

NASA CENTER JSC; NASA DISCIPLINE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; NASA DISCIPLINE NUMBER 04-10; NASA PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS; BIOREACTORS; FERMENTATION; FRUCTOSE; GLYCEROL; GRAMICIDIN; GRAVITY, ALTERED; INOSITOL; SPACE SIMULATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030891590     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900168     Document Type: Article

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