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. 1991 Aug;173(15):4889–4892. doi: 10.1128/jb.173.15.4889-4892.1991

Temperature-induced protein synthesis in Bacillus stearothermophilus NUB36.

L Wu 1, N E Welker 1
PMCID: PMC208168  PMID: 1856181

Abstract

Cultures of Bacillus stearothermophilus subjected to a temperature shift-up or shift-down of 15 degrees C within the normal temperature range of growth (45 to 65 degrees C) enter a transient adaptation period before exponential growth at the new temperature. The de novo synthesis of some proteins coincides with the adaptation period.

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