Bacterial pleomorphism and competition in a relative humidity gradient

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 809-822

  De Goffau, Marcus C ^a   Yang, Xiaomei ^a   Van Dijl, Jan Maarten ^a   Harmsen, Hermie J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMIDITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CELL WALL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMIDITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCOIDEA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VITACEAE;

EID: 63849141377     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01802.x     Document Type: Article

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