BofC encodes a putative forespore regulator of the Bacillus subtilis σ(K) checkpoint

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 157-170

  Gomez, Manuel ^a,b   Cutting, Simon M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Checkpoint; Gene regulation; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031016108     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-1-157     Document Type: Article

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