Survival of Escherichia coli under lethal heat stress by L-form conversion

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-315

  Markova, Nadya ^a   Slavchev, Georgi ^a   Michailova, Lilia ^a   Jourdanova, Mimi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

E. coli; L form conversion; Lethal heat stress

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT; MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77954632232     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.6.303     Document Type: Article

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