The effect of acid shock on sporulating Bacillus subtilis cells

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 184-190

  Lee, J K ^a   Movahedi, S ^a   Harding, S E ^a   Waites, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid shock; B. subtilis; KatA; Reactive oxygen species; SASP; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; CELLS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CULTIVATION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHORESIS; OXYGEN; PROTEINS; SPECIFIC HEAT;

ACID SHOCK; ACID SHOCK PROTEINS; B.SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS CELLS; EFFECT OF ACIDS; KATA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SASP; SPORULATION; WILD TYPES;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

ACID; CATALASE; PROTEIN;

ACIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; SPORULATION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEOMICS; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WILD TYPE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037241723     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01816.x     Document Type: Article

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