Phenotypes of Bacillus subtilis mutants lacking multiple class a high-molecular-weight penicillin-binding proteins

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2079-2085

  Popham, David L ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DRUG BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CELL COUNT; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; MUTATION; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; PHENOTYPE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0029874913     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.7.2079-2085.1996     Document Type: Article

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