A σ(E)-dependent operon subject to catabolite repression during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 4778-4786

  Bryan, Edward M ^a   Beall, Bernard W ^a,b   Moran Jr , Charles P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; ACETYL COENZYME A ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; GLUCOSE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029779547     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.16.4778-4786.1996     Document Type: Article

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