A gene (sleB) encoding a spore cortex-lytic enzyme from Bacillus subtilis and response of the enzyme to L-alanine-mediated germination

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 6059-6063

  Moriyama, Ryuichi ^a   Hattori, Atsuhiko ^a   Miyata, Shigeru ^a   Kudoh, Sachio ^a   Makino, Shio ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029819171     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.20.6059-6063.1996     Document Type: Article

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