Forespore expression and processing of the SigE transcription factor in wild-type and mutant Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1673-1681

  Ju, Jingliang ^a   Luo, Tingqiu ^a   Haldenwang, W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL GENE;

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

EID: 0031919951     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.7.1673-1681.1998     Document Type: Article

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