Microbial antibiotic production aboard the International Space Station

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 403-411

  Benoit, M R ^a   Li, W ^b,c   Stodieck, L S ^a   Lam, K S ^b,d   Winther, C L ^e   Roane, T M ^e   Klaus, D M ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^d Nereus Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; GROWTH KINETICS; METABOLITES; PRODUCTIVITY;

ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; STREPTOMYCES PLICATUS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DACTINOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTICS; GRAVITY; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; SPACE FLIGHT; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES PLICATUS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DACTINOMYCIN; SPACE FLIGHT; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES PLICATUS;

EID: 33645235616     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0098-3     Document Type: Article

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