Acrylonitrile induces autolysis Bacillus subtilis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 255-258

  Reyes, Giovany F ^a   Corbett, Donna ^a   Benz, F W ^a   Doyle, R J ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrylonitrile; Autolysis; Bacillus; Bioremediation; Cyanide

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE; CARCINOGEN; CYANIDE; CYANOETHYLENE OXIDE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE;

ACRYLONITRILE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIOLYSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CULTURE MEDIA; CYANIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG;

BACILLI; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033987057     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00551-0     Document Type: Article

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