Patterns of reporter gene expression in the phase diagram of Bacillus subtilis colony forms

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1980-1989

  Mendelson, Neil H ^a   Salhi, B ^a,b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Life Science South Building ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MORPHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM SUBTILIS;

EID: 0029972434     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.7.1980-1989.1996     Document Type: Article

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