Gain-of-function mutation of sapB that affects formation of alkaline phosphatase by Bacillus subtilis in sporulation conditions

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 577-583

  Whalen, Michael B ^a   Piggot, Patrick J ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Bacillus subtilis; Phosphate; sapB

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLONE; DATA BASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSPOSON;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031049199     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-2-577     Document Type: Article

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