Small, acid-soluble spore proteins of the α/β type do not protect the DNA in Bacillus subtilis spores against base alkylation

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1958-1962

  Setlow, Barbara ^a   Tautvydas, Kes J ^b   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031805632     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.5.1958-1962.1998     Document Type: Article

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