Survival of Campylobacter jejuni during Stationary Phase: Evidence for the Absence of a Phenotypic Stationary-Phase Response

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2248-2254

  Kelly, Alison F ^a   Park, Simon F ^b   Bovill, Richard ^a,c   Mackey, Bernard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c Oxoid Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AIR; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; HEAT;

EID: 0035347264     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.5.2248-2254.2001     Document Type: Article

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