Requirements for germination of Clostridium sordellii spores in vitro

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 418-425

  Ramirez, Norma ^a   Abel Santos, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; BICARBONATE; DEXTRO ALANINE; PHENYLALANINE;

ACIDITY; ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION; TEMPERATURE;

ALANINE; AMINO ACIDS; ARGININE; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENYLALANINE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLI (CLASS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 73649125810     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01226-09     Document Type: Article

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