Identification and characterization of pbpA encoding Bacillus subtilis penicillin-binding protein 2A

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3021-3029

  Murray, Thomas ^a   Popham, David L ^a,b   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0030971549     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.9.3021-3029.1997     Document Type: Article

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