Secondary metabolism in simulated microgravity and space flight

Protein and Cell

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 858-861

  Gao, Hong ^a,b   Liu, Zhiheng ^a   Zhang, Lixin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

microorganism; secondary metabolism; simulated microgravity; space flight

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOREACTOR; BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MAGNETIC FIELD; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROGRAVITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; SPACE FLIGHT; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS; STREPTOMYCES HYGROSCOPICUS;

EID: 84862950660     PISSN: 1674800X     EISSN: 16748018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13238-011-1125-z     Document Type: Review

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