Decay of ermC mRNA in a polynucleotide phosphorylase mutant of Bacillus subtills

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 5968-5977

  Bechhofer, David H ^a   Wang, Wei ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA STRUCTURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031734294     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.22.5968-5977.1998     Document Type: Article

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