Characterization of anaerobic fermentative growth of Bacillus subtilis: Identification of fermentation end products and genes required for growth

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 6749-6755

  Nakano, Michiko M ^a   Dailly, Yves P ^b   Zuber, Peter ^a   Clark, David P ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE REDUCTASE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FERMENTATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030700663     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.21.6749-6755.1997     Document Type: Article

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