The effects of growth conditions on cell wall composition and cell morphology in a temperature-sensitive tag-B mutant of Bacillus subtilis

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-217

  Prayitno, N R ^a,b   Archibald, A R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Anionic polymers; Bacillus subtilis; teichoic acid; teichuronic acid; temperature sensitive tag B mutant

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030993383     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018597916174     Document Type: Article

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