Effects of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) on the growth and differentiation of microorganisms

Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 251-257

  Oleskin, A V ^a   Kirovskaya, T A ^a   Botvinko, I V ^a   Lysak, L V ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Colony structure; Escherichia coli; Growth dynamics; Membrane potential; Myxobacteria; Neurotransmitters; Phototrophic bacteria; Rhodospirillum rubrum; Serotonin; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644521634     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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