Role of the geri operon of Bacillus cereus 569 in the response of spores to germinants

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 6729-6735

  Clements, Mark O ^a   Moir, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLUTAMINE; INOSINE; SERINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032444818     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.24.6729-6735.1998     Document Type: Article

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