Microgravity alters the physiological characteristics of Escherichia coli O157: H7 ATCC 35150, ATCC 43889, and ATCC 43895 under different nutrient conditions

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2270-2278

  Kim, H W ^a   Matin, A ^b   Rhee, M S ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BODY FLUIDS; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DENSITY (OPTICAL); EARTH (PLANET); ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; MICROGRAVITY; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; NUTRIENTS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FOOD-BORNE BACTERIA; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NUTRIENT CONDITIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS;

DENSITY MEASUREMENT (OPTICAL);

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; GRAVITY FIELD; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 84896045382     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.04037-13     Document Type: Article

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