Expression of multiple stress response genes by escherichia coli under modeled reduced gravity

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 267-279

  Vukanti, Raja ^a   Leff, Laura G ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Gene expression; Microgravity; Stress response

Indexed keywords

CELL MASS; CLINOROTATION; CULTURE MEDIA; E. COLI; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPRESSION LEVELS; GENES CODING; MINIMAL MEDIAS; MULTIPLE STRESS; NORMAL GRAVITIES; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; NUTRITIONAL CONDITIONS; OVER-EXPRESSION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; POTENTIAL MECHANISM; REDUCED GRAVITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; STARVATION RESPONSE; STATIONARY PHASE; STATIONARY PHASIS; STRESS RESPONSE; STRESS RESPONSE GENES; TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROFILING; TURBULENCE CONDITIONS;

BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; MICROGRAVITY; NUTRIENTS; RNA;

TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 84870243240     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12217-012-9310-0     Document Type: Article

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