Effects of inactivation or overexpression of the sspF gene on properties of Bacillus subtilis spores

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 272-275

  Loshon, Charles A ^a   Kraus, Peter ^b   Setlow, Barbara ^b   Setlow, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CODON; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0031026283     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.1.272-275.1997     Document Type: Article

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