Cell size differences in plasmid-containing and plasmid-free cells of Bacillus subtilis during batch and cyclic batch culture

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-39

  Lyncha, H C ^a   Argyropoulos, D ^a   Kotsarinis, M ^a   Chuen Im, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Cell size; Cyclic batch culture; Plasmid copy number; Plasmid stability

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CYCLIC BATCH CULTURE; PLASMID COPY NUMBER;

BATCH CELL CULTURE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PLASMID;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0033981910     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(99)00124-6     Document Type: Article

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