Autolysis of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis cells in low gravity

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 437-439

  Kacena, M A ^a   Smith, E E ^a   Todd, P ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL POPULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAVITY; NONHUMAN;

NASA DISCIPLINE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; LONG DURATION; MANNED; MIR PROJECT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIOLYSIS; CELL WALL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPACE FLIGHT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032854415     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051543     Document Type: Article

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