Growth characteristics of E. coli and B. subtilis cultured on an agar substrate in microgravity

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-62

  Kacena, M ^a   Todd, P ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; GRAVITATION; GROWTH KINETICS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; SPACE FLIGHT; SUBSTRATES;

AGAR SUBSTRATE; CELL CONCENTRATION; CELL GROWTH; CLINOSTATS; HEMOCYTOMETER; MARQUARDT-LEVENBERG ALGORITHM;

CELLS;

EID: 0031378301     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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