Quantitative analysis of spatial-temporal correlations during germination of spores of bacillus species

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 3765-3772

  Zhang, Jinqiao ^a   Garner, Will ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a   Yu, Ji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPORE GERMINATION;

ALANINE; BACILLUS; KINETICS; PICOLINIC ACIDS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 79960417655     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05154-11     Document Type: Article

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