Formation and characterization of non-growth states in Clostridium thermocellum: Spores and L-forms

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Mearls, Elizabeth B ^a,b   Izquierdo, Javier A ^a,b,c   Lynd, Lee R ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; SPOROGENESIS;

CELLULOSE; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; ETHANOL; L FORMS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM ATCC 27405;

EID: 84864914301     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-180     Document Type: Article

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