Bacillus megaterium spore germination is influenced by inoculum size

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 879-884

  Caipo, M L ^a   Duffy, S ^a   Zhao, L ^a   Schaffner, D W ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CULTIVATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; GERMINATION TIME; INOCULUM SIZE; MICROSCOPE FIELDS; MICROSCOPE SLIDE; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; QUORUM-SENSING; SIZE DEPENDENCY; SPORE GERMINATION; TRYPTIC SOY AGARS;

GERMINATION;

AGAR; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGAR; BACTERIUM; DENSITY; GERMINATION; SPORE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; SPORE GERMINATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036231550     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01597.x     Document Type: Article

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