Synthesis of the osmoprotectant glycine betaine in Bacillus subtilis: Characterization of the gbsAB genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 5121-5129

  Boch, Jens ^a,b   Kempf, Bettina ^a,b   Schmid, Roland ^c   Bremer, Erhard ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL PROTECTION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029788980     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.17.5121-5129.1996     Document Type: Article

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