Cell wall modifications during osmotic stress in Lactobacillus casei

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 84-95

  Piuri, M ^a   Sanchez Rivas, C ^a   Ruzal, Sandra M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Lactobacillus casei; Osmotic stress; PBP; Peptidoglycan

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; LACTIC ACID; OSMOSIS; PROTEINS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE; CELL WALLS; CONDITION; HIGH SALTS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; OSMOTIC STRESS; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN- BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDOGLYCANS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPIES;

CELLS;

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; ENZYME; FOSFOMYCIN; MUTANOLYSIN; NISIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

CYTOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OSMOREGULATION; STRESS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LYSIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; OSMOTIC STRESS; PURIFICATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 12344304159     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02428.x     Document Type: Article

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