Correlation between Osmolarity and Luminescence of Symbiotic Vibrio fischeri Strain ES114

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2906-2908

  Stabb, Eric V ^a   Butler, Melissa S ^a   Adin, Dawn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE EXPRESSION; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SYMBIOSIS; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SYMBIOSIS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CEPHALOPODA; EUPRYMNA; EUPRYMNA SCOLOPES; NEGIBACTERIA; PHOTOBACTERIUM; SCOLOPES; VIBRIO; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 1942539256     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.9.2906-2908.2004     Document Type: Article

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