Role of spontaneous current oscillations during high-efficiency electrotransformation of thermophilic anaerobes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 8069-8076

  Tyurin, Michael V ^a   Sullivan, Charles R ^a   Lynd, Lee R ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FILTERS;

ELECTROTRANSFORMATION (ET); FIELD STRENGTHS;

OSCILLATIONS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROTRANSFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTER; GENERATOR; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM SACCHAROLYTICUM; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT; OSCILLOMETRY; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM ATCC 27405; ESCHERICHIA COLI; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM SACCHAROLYTICUM;

EID: 29144524921     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.12.8069-8076.2005     Document Type: Article

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