High pressure germination of Bacillus subtilis spores with alterations in levels and types of germination proteins

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 711-720

  Doona, C J ^a   Ghosh, S ^b   Feeherry, F F ^a   Ramirez Peralta, A ^b,d   Huang, Y ^c   Chen, H ^c   Setlow, P ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d Guerrero State University   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Germinant receptor; High pressure; Spore germination; Spores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CULTIVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; NUTRIENTS; PROTEINS;

B.SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; GERMINANT RECEPTOR; GERMINANTS; GERMINATION RATES; HIGH PRESSURE; MEMBRANE CHANNELS; PRESSURE GERMINATION; SPORE; SPORE GERMINATION;

GERMINATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GERD PROTEIN; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; SPOVA PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

BACTERIUM; FOOD PROCESSING; GERMINATION; HIGH PRESSURE; MEMBRANE; PROTEIN; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; HYPERBARISM; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MUTATION; PRESSURE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 85027933653     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12557     Document Type: Article

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