Integrated mapping and sequencing of a 115 kb DNA fragment from Bacillus subtilis: Sequence analysis of a 21 kb segment containing the sigL locus

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3089-3096

  Fabret, C ^a   Quentin, Y ^a   Chapal, N ^a   Guiseppi, A ^a   Haiech, J ^a   Denizot, F ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Exopolysaccharide synthesis; Genome sequencing; sacB; sigL

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; DNA BASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029903747     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-11-3089     Document Type: Article

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