Survival of nonspecific porin-deficient mutants of Escherichia coli in black sea water

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 380-385

  Darcan, C ^a   Ozkanca R ^a   Flint, K P ^b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial survival; Escherichia coli; Outer membrane proteins; Porins

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; PROTEINS; SEAWATER;

BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BLACK SEA WATERS; E. COLI; INCUBATION PERIODS; OUTER MEMBRANE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PORIN; PROTEIN MUTANTS; SEA WATER; WILD-TYPE STRAIN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENVZ PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PORIN; SEA WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; SEAWATER; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL RESPIRATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOSM; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0242636506     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01418.x     Document Type: Article

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