Requirements for In vitro germination of Paenibacillus larvae spores

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1005-1011

  Alvarado, Israel ^a   Phui, Andy ^a   Elekonich, Michelle M ^a   Abel Santos, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; INDOLE; PHENOL; PURINE DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; URIC ACID;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; IN VITRO STUDY; LARVA; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPORE GERMINATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BEES; CULTURE MEDIA; INDOLES; LARVA; PAENIBACILLUS; PHENOL; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE; TYROSINE; URIC ACID;

EID: 84873539656     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01958-12     Document Type: Article

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