A two-component signal transduction system essential for growth of Bacillus subtilis: Implications for anti-infective therapy

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6375-6383

  Fabret, Céline ^a   Hoch, James A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DRUG TARGETING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031757758     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.180.23.6375-6383.1998     Document Type: Article

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