Elemental composition of hypometabolic and active E. coli K12 forms

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Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Margulis AB, Voloshin AV, Gil'mutdinov AKh, Kolpakov AI, Ilinskaya ON. Alteration of bacterial cell activity results in element composition change. Dokl Biochem Biophys. 2009 Jul-Aug427:202-5.PubMed ID19817137
Method Mass spectrometry
Comments Gram-negative (Escherichia coli strain K12) and gram-positive (Micrococcus lysodeikticus) bacteria were cultured in a nutrient broth containing yeast extract (5g), peptone (10g), NaCl (5g), and distilled water (to 1000 ml).
Entered by Uri M
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