Polynucleotide phosphorylase is necessary for competence development in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 343-356

  Luttinger, Amy ^a   Hahn, Jeanette ^a   Dubnau, David ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030047027     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.380907.x     Document Type: Article

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