Influence of cations on growth of thermophilic Geobacillus spp. and Anoxybacillus flavithermus in planktonic culture

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2477-2481

  Somerton, Ben ^a,b   Palmer, Jon ^a   Brooks, John ^c   Smolinski, Edward ^d   Lindsay, Denise ^b   Flint, Steve ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b FONTERRA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^d Fonterra Clandeboye Site   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CATION; MAGNESIUM;

ANIMAL; ANOXYBACILLUS; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GEOBACILLUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; NOTE; PLANKTON;

ANIMALS; ANOXYBACILLUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALCIUM; CATIONS; CULTURE MEDIA; FOOD INDUSTRY; GEOBACILLUS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MAGNESIUM; MILK; PLANKTON;

ANOXYBACILLUS FLAVITHERMUS; BACILLI (CLASS); GEOBACILLUS; GEOBACILLUS THERMOLEOVORANS;

EID: 84861148309     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.06951-11     Document Type: Note

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