Death and survival of spore-forming bacteria in the Caenorhabditis elegans intestine

Symbiosis

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-100

  Laaberki, Maria Halima ^a   Dworkin, Jonathan ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Bacillus cereus; Bacillus megaterium; Bacillus subtilis; Bacillus thuringiensis; Caenorhabditis elegans; Spores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DIGESTIBILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; SPORE; SURVIVAL;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SP.; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 44349095892     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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