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A note on the repair of the Escherichia coli nucleoid structure after heat shock
Author(s) -
Pellon J.R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1983.tb02640.x
Subject(s) - nucleoid , escherichia coli , heat shock protein , shock (circulatory) , heat shock , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , biology , biophysics , biochemistry , medicine , gene
The repair of the Escherichia coli nucleoid structure after heat shock (50°C, 5 min) was studied. After heat shock the repair process did not include the association of the nucleoid to protein structures as is the case after more severe heat treatments resulting in cell death or inactivation.