Evidence for a bimodal distribution of Escherichia coli doubling times below a threshold initial cell concentration

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Irwin, Peter L ^a   Nguyen, Ly Huong T ^a   Paoli, George C ^a   Chen, Chin Yi ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL DENSITY; CITROBACTER; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGY;

CITROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LURIA;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS;

EID: 77955069970     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-207     Document Type: Article

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