Characterization of the major citrate synthase of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3658-3660

  Jin, Shengfang ^a,b,c   Sonensheln, Abraham L ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; OLIGOMER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0029979919     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.12.3658-3660.1996     Document Type: Article

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