Bactericidal effect of ADP and acetic acid on Bacillus subtilis

Current Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-66

  Asensi, Victor ^a   Parra, Francisco ^a   Fierer, Joshua ^b   Valle, Eulalia ^a   Bordallo, Carmen ^a   Rendueles, Paz ^a   Gascón, Santiago ^a   Carton, José A ^a   Maradona, José A ^a   Arribas, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

ACETIC ACID; ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION;

EID: 17344378703     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900145     Document Type: Article

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