Differential gene expression to investigate the effects of low-level electrochemical currents on bacillus subtilis

AMB Express

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-12

  Szkotak, Robert ^a,b   Niepa, Tagbo H R ^a,b   Jawrani, Nikhil ^a,b   Gilbert, Jeremy L ^a,b   Jones, Marcus B ^c   Ren, Dacheng ^a,b  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Bioelectric effect; Biofilm; Electrochemical current; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; CELL DAMAGE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RNA EXTRACTION;

EID: 84865042744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21910855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2191-0855-1-39     Document Type: Article

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