Stress and the single cell: Intrapopulation diversity is a mechanism to ensure survival upon exposure to stress

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 19-30

  Booth, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feedback control; Nonlinear survival curves; Population heterogeneity; Stress; Survival; Transcription; Translation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL POPULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; STATISTICS; STRESS; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; FOOD CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHENOTYPE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037104993     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00239-8     Document Type: Article

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