Intraspecific differences in bacterial responses to modelled reduced gravity

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1239-1246

  Baker, P W ^a   Leff, L G ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Microgravity; Space station; Water system

Indexed keywords

MICROGRAVITY; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; SPACE STATIONS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

ACINETOBACTERS; BACTERIAL ISOLATES; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS; INTRA-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES; NORMAL GRAVITIES; REDUCED GRAVITY; SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; STENOTROPHOMONAS; STRAIN S; WATER SYSTEM;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; GRAVITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER RADIORESISTENS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STENOTROPHOMONAS; STENOTROPHOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ACINETOBACTER RADIORESISTENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STENOTROPHOMONAS;

EID: 17644392048     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02593.x     Document Type: Article

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