Effects of temperature and heat activation on germination of individual spores of Bacillus subtilis

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 228-232

  Leuschner, R G K ^a,b   Lillford, P J ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CULTIVATION; LUMINANCE; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; GRAY-LEVEL; HEAT ACTIVATION; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; INTENSITY CHANGE; L-ALANINE; PHASE CHANGE; PHASE-CONTRAST; TIME-PERIODS;

GERMINATION;

ALANINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; GERMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032752247     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00604.x     Document Type: Article

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