Mechanisms for photoinactivation of Enterococcus faecalis in seawater

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 7776-7785

  Sassoubre, Lauren M ^a   Nelson, Kara L ^b   Boehm, Alexandria B ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANOXIC MICROCOSMS; CELLULAR ACTIVITIES; CELLULAR RESPONSE; ENGINEERED SYSTEMS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FIELD STUDIES; GAIN INSIGHT; LIVE/DEAD STAINING; MARINE WATERS; MULTIPLE METHODS; NATURAL SUNLIGHT; PHOTOINACTIVATION; PROPIDIUM; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; QUANTITATIVE PCR; SUPEROXIDES;

BACILLI; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAWATER; WATER QUALITY;

OXYGEN;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; OXYGEN; SEA WATER; SODA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

DAMAGE; DIEL VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECAL COLIFORM; GENE EXPRESSION; IRRADIATION; MEMBRANE; MICROCOSM; PHOTODEGRADATION; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAWATER; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANOXIA; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEWAGE; SUNLIGHT; WATER QUALITY;

ANOXIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SUNLIGHT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 84868611669     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02375-12     Document Type: Article

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