Association of the histone-like protein HBsu with the nucleoid of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2060-2064

  Köhler, Petra ^a   Marahiel, Mohamed A ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030904358     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.6.2060-2064.1997     Document Type: Article

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