The temperature sensitivity of Bacillus subtilis DB1005 is due to insufficient activity, rather than insufficient concentration, of the mutant σ(A) factor

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1299-1308

  Chang, Ban Yang ^a   Liao, Chao Tsai ^a   Wen, Yu Der ^a   Wang, Wen Horng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Degradation rate; Temperature sensitivity; helix; (A) factor

Indexed keywords

SIGMA FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030950283     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-4-1299     Document Type: Article

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