Fermentative metabolism of Bacillus subtilis: Physiology and regulation of gene expression

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3072-3080

  Ramos, Hugo Cruz ^a,e   Hoffmann, Tamara ^b,c,d   Marino, Marco ^b   Nedjari, Hafed ^a   Presecan Siedel, Elena ^a   Dreesen, Oliver ^a   Glaser, Philippe ^a   Jahn, Dieter ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 BUTANEDIOL; ACETIC ACID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTIC ACID; PERMEASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETATES; ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BUTYLENE GLYCOLS; CARBOXY-LYASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTIC ACID; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; NITRATES; OPERON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHATE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0000343873     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.11.3072-3080.2000     Document Type: Article

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