Survival guide: Escherichia coli in the stationary phase

P Pletnev; I Osterman; P Sergiev; A Bogdanov; O Dontsova

Survival guide: Escherichia coli in the stationary phase

Acta Naturae. 2015 Oct-Dec;7(4):22-33.

Authors

P Pletnev¹, I Osterman¹, P Sergiev¹, A Bogdanov¹, O Dontsova¹

Affiliation

¹ Moscow State University, Chemistry Department, Moscow, 119991, Russia.

PMID: 26798489
PMCID: PMC4717247

Abstract

This review centers on the stationary phase of bacterial culture. The basic processes specific to the stationary phase, as well as the regulatory mechanisms that allow the bacteria to survive in conditions of stress, are described.

Keywords: Escherichia coli; starvation; stationary phase; stress; survival.