Influence of temperature on the physiology and virulence of the insect pathogen serratia sp. Strain SCBI

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 8840-8844

  Petersen, Lauren M ^a   Tisa, Louis S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS; CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITIES; HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY; INSECT PATHOGENS; MANDUCA SEXTA; SERRATIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

PHYSIOLOGY;

STRAIN;

TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

BACTERIUM; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INSECT; MOTILITY; MUTUALISM; NEMATODE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS; HEMOLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LOCOMOTION; MANDUCA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SERRATIA; TEMPERATURE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS; HEMOLYSIS; LIPASE; LOCOMOTION; MANDUCA; SERRATIA; TEMPERATURE; VIRULENCE;

CAENORHABDITIS BRIGGSAE; HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA; SERRATIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SERRATIA SP.;

EID: 84870996747     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02580-12     Document Type: Article

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