The Streptomyces aureofaciens Homologue of the whiB Gene Is Essential for Sporulation; Its Expression Correlates with the Developmental Stage

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 605-612

  Kormanec, J ^a   Sevcikova B ^a   Sprusansky O ^a   Benada, O ^b   Kofronova O ^b   Novakova R ^a   Rezuchova B ^a   Potuckova L ^a   Homerova D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; STREPTOMYCES AUREOFACIENS; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WHIB PROTEIN, STREPTOMYCES;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STREPTOMYCES AUREOFACIENS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SPORES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOMYCES AUREOFACIENS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0032240728     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02816376     Document Type: Article

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