Timing and genetic regulation of commitment to sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3445-3452

  Parker, George F ^a,b   Daniel, Richard A ^b   Errington, Jeffery ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Commitment; Development; Sigma factors; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

EID: 0030458362     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-12-3445     Document Type: Article

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