Isolation and characterization of Caulobacter mutants impaired in adaptation to stationary phase

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-90

  Italiani, Valéria C S ^a   Marques, Marilis V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Stationary phase; Stress; Transposon

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES;

EID: 19944421459     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822003000100018     Document Type: Article

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