Regulation by nutrient limitation

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 208-213

  Ferenci, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTER MEMBRANE; REVIEW; STARVATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033118890     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(99)80036-8     Document Type: Article

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