The application of multi-parameter flow cytometry to the study of recombinant Escherichia coli batch fermentation processes

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 311-322

  Lewis, Gareth ^a   Taylor, Ian W ^b   Nienow, Alvin W ^a   Hewitt, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Fermentation; Flow cytometry; Inclusion bodies; Membrane integrity; Membrane potential

Indexed keywords

ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL INCLUSION; CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FED BATCH FERMENTATION; FERMENTATION MONITORING; FERMENTATION OPTIMIZATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SCALE UP;

ADAPTOR PROTEIN COMPLEX 2; ADAPTOR PROTEIN COMPLEX MU SUBUNITS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FERMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; INCLUSION BODIES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STAINING AND LABELING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 4544304064     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-004-0151-8     Document Type: Article

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