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PROTECTION OF FREEZE-DRIED ESCHERICHIA COLI BY TREHALOSE UPON EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
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Israeli, E., B. Shaffer, AND B. Lighthart. PROTECTION OF FREEZE-DRIED ESCHERICHIA COLI BY TREHALOSE UPON EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-95/289.
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Freeze-dried cultures of wild-type and genetically engineered strains of Escherichia coli lost their colony-forming ability upon exposure to air, visible light, and certain relative humidity levels. mendment with 100 mM trehalose increased their survival from 2000 to 4000% for up to 3 hr. n all cases, air and light exposure was more damaging to a genetically engineered strain.
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PROTECTION OF FREEZE-DRIED ESCHERICHIA COLI BY TREHALOSE UPON EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSRecord Details:
Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:05/24/2002
Record Last Revised:04/16/2004
Record ID:
30827