A germination-specific spore cortex-lytic enzyme from Bacillus cereus spores: Cloning and sequencing of the gene and molecular characterization of the enzyme

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 5330-5332

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

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CYSTEINE; GLYCINE; N ACETYLMURAMOYLALANINE AMIDASE; THIOL REAGENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029832937     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.17.5330-5332.1996     Document Type: Article

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