Chromosomal tetA(L) gene of Bacillus subtilis: Regulation of expression and physiology of a tetA(L) deletion strain

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2853-2860

  Cheng, Jianbo ^a   Guffanti, Arthur A ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Krulwich, Terry A ^a   Bechhofer, David H ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTON SODIUM EXCHANGE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSPOSON;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029963317     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.10.2853-2860.1996     Document Type: Article

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