Isolation and characterization of superdormant spores of bacillus species

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1787-1797

  Ghosh, Sonali ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DIPICOLINIC ACID; DODECYLAMINE; PROTEIN GERA; PROTEIN GERB; PROTEIN GERK; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL ACTIVATION; DORMANCY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORE GERMINATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 63049092165     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01668-08     Document Type: Article

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