Stability and activity of an Enterobacter aerogenes-specific bacteriophage under simulated gastro-intestinal conditions

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 465-472

  Verthe K ^a   Possemiers, S ^a   Boon, N ^a   Vaneechoutte, M ^a   Verstraete, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; LARGE INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANCREAS JUICE; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; SIMULATION; STOMACH PH; TEMPERATURE;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; DNA, VIRAL; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; HOSPITALS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PANCREATIC JUICE; PLAQUE ASSAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 4344687996     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1585-7     Document Type: Article

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