Survival of microorganisms under conditions of total starvation

Aerobacter aerogenes was shown to accumulate large quantities of a glycogen-1ike polysaccharide when grown under conditions of nitrogen deprivation and carbon excess. The majority of the reserve material was rapidly degraded during incubation in a non-nutrient medium; however, a decrease in carbohyd...

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Main Author: Potts, Joy Margaret
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/35543