Acidity and calcium interaction affecting cell envelope stability in Rhizobium

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 582-587

  Ballen, Karen G ^a   Graham, Peter H ^a   Jones, Roger K ^a   Bowers, John H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidity; Calcium; Cell envelope; Lipopolysaccharide; Outer membrane protein; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CALCIUM; CRYSTAL VIOLET; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CULTURE MEDIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM;

RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI;

EID: 0031812551     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w98-042     Document Type: Article

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