Initiation of bacterial development

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 170-174

  Hoch, James A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

A FACTOR (STREPTOMYCES); A-FACTOR (STREPTOMYCES); DRUG DERIVATIVE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR;

BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM; CELL CYCLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; CELL CYCLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN KINASES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0032034778     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(98)80007-6     Document Type: Article

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