The htpG gene of Bacillus subtilis belongs to class III heat shock genes and is under negative control

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3103-3109

  Schulz, Anja ^a   Schwab, Sabine ^a   Homuth, Georg ^a   Versteeg, Saskia ^a   Schumann, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030959335     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.10.3103-3109.1997     Document Type: Article

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