Survival strategies of bacteria in the natural environment
Microbiological ReviewsPublished 1 September 1987Open access
D. B. Roszak, Rita R. Colwell
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The Journal of Cell BiologyTHE DEMONSTRATION OF THE SUCCINIC DEHYDROGENASE SYSTEM IN <i>BACILLUS SUBTILIS</i> USING TETRANITRO-BLUE TETRAZOLIUM COMBINED WITH TECHNIQUES OF ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
34 Citations1965Albert W. Sedar, Ronald M. Burde
Activity of the succinic dehydrogenase system was studied in Bacillus subtilis utilizing combined techniques of cytochemistry and electron microscopy and enzymatic activity was found on membranous organelles associated with the cytoplasmic membrane and septal plasma membrane, the nuclear area, and the plasma membrane.
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