Spore coat differentiation in Baccilus subtilis

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-9

  Ricca, E ^a   Baccigalupi, L ^a   Naclerio, G ^b   Cutting, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; coat; cot proteins; germination; morphogenetic proteins; resistance; spore; transcriptional control

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINATION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031046690     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)81894-3     Document Type: Article

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