Molecular characterization of the Bacillus stearothermophilus PV72 S- layer gene sbsB induced by oxidative stress

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1664-1670

  Kuen, Beatrix ^a   Koch, Angelika ^a   Asenbauer, Elisabeth ^a   Sára, Margit ^b   Lubitz, Werner ^a  

^a Institute of Microbiology and Genetics Vienna   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0031038990     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.5.1664-1670.1997     Document Type: Article

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