Analysis of outgrowth of Bacillus subtilis spores lacking penicillin- binding protein 2a

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 6493-6502

  Murray, Thomas ^a   Popham, David L ^b   Pearson, Christine B ^a   Hand, Arthur R ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032425550     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.24.6493-6502.1998     Document Type: Article

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