Effect of simulated microgravity on growth and production of exopolymeric substances of Micrococcus luteus space and earth isolates

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 350-356

  Mauclaire, Laurie ^a   Egli, Marcel ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

attachment; biofilm; biofouling; exopolymeric substances; Gram negative bacteria; microgravity

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; BIOPOLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CELL WALL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; GROWTH RATE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MICROGRAVITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SURFACE TENSION; THICKNESS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS); WEIGHTLESSNESS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; HUMANS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 77954628880     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2010.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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