Bacillus subtilis spore coat assembly requires cotH gene expression

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 4375-4380

  Naclerio, G ^a   Baccigalupi, I L ^a   Zilhao, R ^b   De Felice, M ^c   Ricca, E ^c  

^a Inst of Food Science and Technology   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029764929     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.15.4375-4380.1996     Document Type: Article

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