Concentrations of Copper Thought to Be Toxic to Escherichia coli Can Induce the Viable but Nonculturable Condition

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 3-12, 2001, Pages 5325-5327

  Grey, Brian ^a,b   Steck, Todd R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

COPPER;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

COPPER; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035514592     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.67.11.5325-5327.2001     Document Type: Article

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