Can dead bacterial cells be defined and are genes expressed after cell death?

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-28

  Trevors, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cell death; Cytoplasmic membrane; Synthetic cells; Viable but non culturable (VBNC)

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84861190851     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.04.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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