Analysis of the role of bacterial endospore cortex structure in resistance properties and demonstration of its conservation amongst species

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 364-372

  Atrih, A ^a   Foster, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; AMINO ACIDS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HEAT RESISTANCE; SPECIFIC HEAT; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORES; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CORTEXES; FINE CHEMICALS; MUROPEPTIDES; PEPTIDOGLYCANS; RESISTANCE PROPERTIES; REVERSE PHASE HPLC;

MANGANESE COMPOUNDS;

ALANINE; MURAMIC ACID; NEUROPEPTIDE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

BACTERIUM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 0034920242     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2001.01394.x     Document Type: Article

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