Effects of the metalloid oxyanion tellurite (TeO32-) on growth characteristics of the phototrophic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 6595-6602

  Borghese, Roberto ^a   Borsetti, Francesca ^a   Foladori, Paola ^b   Ziglio, Giuliano ^b   Zannoni, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; DATA ACQUISITION; MEMBRANES; OCEAN HABITATS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

FLOW CYTOMETRY; PHOTOTROPH RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; POTASSIUM TELLURITES;

TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

POTASSIUM TELLURITE; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM;

AEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH CURVE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

ANAEROBIOSIS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LIGHT; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; TELLURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 8744301005     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.11.6595-6602.2004     Document Type: Article

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