Viable but nonculturable coccoid forms of Prolinoborus fasciculus (Aquaspirillum fasciculus)

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 910-912

  Koechlein, David J ^a   Krieg, Noel R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquasprillum fasciculus; Viable but nonculturable

Indexed keywords

AGING; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CENTRIFUGATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA DEGRADATION; VITAL STAIN;

AQUASPIRILLUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCOIDEA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032426321     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-44-9-910     Document Type: Article

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