High-level expression of ice nuclei in Erwinia herbicola is induced by phosphate starvation and low temperature

Current Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 370-376

  Fall, Amy L ^a   Fall, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ICE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL COUNT; ERWINIA; FREEZING; GENE EXPRESSION; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ERWINIA; ICE; PHOSPHATES; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS;

EID: 0031976195     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900325     Document Type: Article

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