Identification of a Bacillus thuringiensis gene that positively regulates transcription of the phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C gene at the onset of the stationary phase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2749-2756

  Lereclus, Didier ^a,b   Agaisse, Hervé ^a   Gominet, Myriam ^a   Salamitou, Sylvie ^a   Sanchis, Vincent ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS SP.; NEOPLEA;

EID: 0029963619     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.10.2749-2756.1996     Document Type: Article

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