Influence of sporulation medium composition on transcription of ger operons and the germination response of spores of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 3746-3749

  Hornstra, Luc M ^a   De Vries, Ynte P ^a   De Vos, Willem M ^a   Abee, Tjakko ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

GER OPERONS; GERMINATION RESPONSES; SPORULATION MEDIUM; TRANSCRIPTION LEVELS;

BACTERIA;

AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE;

BACTERIUM; GERMINATION; NUTRIENT; SPORULATION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OPERON; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; OPERON; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS CEREUS ATCC 14579;

EID: 33646592198     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.72.5.3746-3749.2006     Document Type: Article

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