Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase, catalase, MrgA, and superoxide dismutase are not involved in resistance of Bacillus subtilis spores to heat or oxidizing agents

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 7420-7425

  Casillas Martinez, Lilliam ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL GROUP; CATALASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; HEAT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

EID: 0030690926     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.23.7420-7425.1997     Document Type: Article

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