Lysis genes of the Bacillus subtilis defective prophage PBSX

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2110-2117

  Krogh, Susanne ^a,b   Jørgensen, Steen T ^b   Devine, Kevin M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOLYSIN; GENE PRODUCT; HOLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CYTOLYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST CELL; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031925095     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.8.2110-2117.1998     Document Type: Article

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