A mutation in the ftsK gene of Escherichia coli affects cell-cell separation, stationary-phase survival, stress adaptation, and expression of the gene encoding the stress protein UspA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 5878-5883

  Diez, A A ^b   Farewell, A ^a   Nannmark, U ^b   Nystrom T ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL MUTATION; DNA CONTENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0030923499     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.18.5878-5883.1997     Document Type: Article

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