Role of DNA repair in Bacillus subtilis spore resistance

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3486-3495

  Setlow, Barbara ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENE INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0029890426     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.12.3486-3495.1996     Document Type: Article

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