The effects of heat activation on Bacillus spore germination, with nutrients or under high pressure, with or without various germination proteins

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2927-2938

  Luu, Stephanie ^a   Cruz Mora, Jose ^a   Setlow, Barbara ^a   Feeherry, Florence E ^b   Doona, Christopher J ^b   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b United States Army Natick Soldier RD and E Center Warfighter Directorate   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; NUTRIENTS; PROTEINS;

BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; GERMINATION RATES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPORE GERMINATION;

CULTIVATION;

BACTERIUM; GERMINATION; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE; PROTEIN;

BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SPORE-SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIPID METABOLISM; PRESSURE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84927792311     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00193-15     Document Type: Article

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