Analysis of the properties of spores of Bacillus subtilis prepared at different temperatures

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1105-1115

  Melly, E ^a   Genest, P C ^a   Gilmore, M E ^b   Little, S ^c   Popham, D L ^b   Driks, A ^c   Setlow, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; HEAT RESISTANCE; PROTEINS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; COAT PROTEINS; CORTEXES; DIPICOLINIC ACIDS; GLUTARALDEHYDES; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; LOWS-TEMPERATURES; PROPERTY; SMALL ACID-SOLUBLE PROTEINS;

GENE EXPRESSION;

COAT PROTEIN; DIPICOLINIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MURAMIC ACID; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POVIDONE IODINE; PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; SPORE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; SPOROGENESIS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER CONTENT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036090928     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01644.x     Document Type: Article

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