Structural analysis of Bacillus subtilis 168 endospore peptidoglycan and its role during differentiation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 6173-6183

  Atrih, Abdelmadjid ^a   Zöllner, Peter ^b   Allmaierr, Günter ^b   Foster, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MURAMIC ACID; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GERMINATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0029858519     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.21.6173-6183.1996     Document Type: Article

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