Effects of mecA and mecB (clpC) mutations on expression of sigD, which encodes an alternative sigma factor, and autolysin operons and on flagellin synthesis in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 4861-4869

  Rashid, Muhammad Harunur ^a   Tamakoshi, Atsuo ^a   Sekiguchi, Junichi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSIN; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; FLAGELLIN; LEVANSUCRASE; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OCTODON DEGUS;

EID: 0029741113     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.16.4861-4869.1996     Document Type: Article

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