Description of a "phoenix" phenomenon in the growth of Campylobacter jejuni at temperatures close to the minimum for growth

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 4975-4978

  Kelly, A F ^a   Martinez Rodriguez A ^a   Bovill, R A ^a,b   Mackey, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxoid Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; OXIDATION; STRESS ANALYSIS;

INOCULUM CELLS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CELL VIABILITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN TENSION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHOENIX PHENOMENON; TEMPERATURE;

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CULTURE MEDIA; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; PHOENIX;

EID: 0043030105     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.8.4975-4978.2003     Document Type: Article

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