A null mutation in the Bacillus subtilis aconitase gene causes a block in Spo0A-phosphate-dependent gene expression

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 7351-7359

  Craig, Jane E ^a   Ford, Melanie J ^a,b   Blaydon, Diana C ^a,c   Sonenshein, Abraham L ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; CITRIC ACID; FERROUS SULFATE; ISOCITRIC ACID; MANGANESE CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030726675     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.23.7351-7359.1997     Document Type: Article

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