Springer Iranian Journal of Science 2731-8095 31 1 2007 02 06 THE EFFECT OF STARVATION FACTOR ON THE SURVIVAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FLEXIBACTER CHINENSIS* 117 121 2321 10.22099/ijsts.2007.2321 EN J. RAHEB National Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P. O. BOX: 14155-6343 Tehran, I. R. of Iran S. NAGHDI National Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P. O. BOX: 14155-6343 Tehran, I. R. of Iran K. P. FLINT Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK Journal Article 2005 07 05 To survive in natural waters, bacteria must respond to a variety of environmental variables such as<br />starvation. Flexibacter chinensis was grown and multiplied in the starvation medium and its viable count, total<br />count and cell size were investigated under different temperatures. Also, the effects of different nutrient<br />sources were investigated. The survival of the organism under starvation conditions was temperature<br />dependent with the longest survival occurring at 4°C and the shortest at above 30°C. Amendments of<br />starvation medium with glucose or urea (as carbon and nitrogen source respectively) delayed the reduction in<br />cell size and increased the survival time of F. chinensis at a number of different temperatures https://ijsts.shirazu.ac.ir/article_2321_a4e464c57a47ce3eeb452a467ed499dc.pdf