Alanine germination receptors of Bacillus subtilis

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 290-294

  McCann, K P ^a,d   Robinson, C ^b   Sammons, R L ^a,e   Smith, D A ^a   Corfe, B M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^e School of Dentistry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CULTIVATION; GERMINATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; SPORE GERMINATION;

PROTEINS;

ALANINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029830607     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1996.tb00192.x     Document Type: Article

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