Escherichia coli growth under modeled reduced gravity

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 39-44

  Baker, Paul W ^b   Meyer, Michelle L ^b   Leff, Laura G ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; ROTATION; SPEED;

CELL SIZE; GRAVITY CONTROLS; MICROGRAVITY; NUTRIENTS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; FLUORESCENT DYE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GRAVITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NASA DISCIPLINE EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NASA PROGRAM FUNDAMENTAL SPACE BIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; STAINING; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

NASA DISCIPLINE EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NASA PROGRAM FUNDAMENTAL SPACE BIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT DYES; GRAVITY, ALTERED; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INDOLES; ROTATION; STAINING AND LABELING; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 10944228643     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02870967     Document Type: Article

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