Mutation of the Bacillus subtilis alkyl hydroperoxide reductase (ahpCF) operon reveals compensatory interactions among hydrogen peroxide stress genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 6579-6586

  Bsat, Nada ^a   Chen, Lei ^a   Helmann, John D ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROPEROXIDE REDUCTASE; IRON; MANGANESE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULON; REPRESSOR GENE; STRESS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0029854169     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.22.6579-6586.1996     Document Type: Article

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