A family of cold shock proteins in Bacillus subtilis is essential for cellular growth and for efficient protein synthesis at optimal and low temperatures

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 741-756

  Graumann, Peter ^a   Wendrich, Thomas M ^a   Weber, Michael H W ^a   Schröder, Katja ^a   Marahiel, Mohamed A ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COLD SHOCK PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL GROWTH; COLD STRESS; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA STRUCTURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030826392     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5121878.x     Document Type: Article

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