The role of regulatory gene products in alkali sensitization by extracellular medium components in Escherichia coli

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 193-197

  Rowbury, R J ^a   Hussain, N H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; WATER TREATMENT;

ALKALI SENSITIVITY; BOILING WATER; EXTRACELLULAR; EXTRACELLULAR MEDIUM; GENE PRODUCTS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MEDIUM COMPONENTS; REGULATORY GENES; SENSITISATION; WATER BATHS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; HEAT TREATMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REGULATOR GENE; SENSITIZATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031740062     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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