Stimulation of the multiplication of Micrococcus luteus by an autocrine growth factor

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-14

  Mukamolova, Galina V ^a   Kormer, Svetlana S ^a   Kell, Douglas B ^b   Kaprelyants, Arseny S ^a  

^a BACH INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anabiosis; Cell multiplication; Dormancy; Growth factor; Lag phase; Latency; Micrococcus luteus; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CELL DIVISION; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING CELL; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; TISSUE CULTURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOKINES; LACTIC ACID; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; SUCCINIC ACID;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033057966     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050733     Document Type: Article

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