General stress transcription factor δ(B) and sporulation transcription factor δ(H) each contribute to survival of Bacillus subtilis under extreme growth conditions

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 3730-3733

  Gaidenko, Tatiana A ^a   Price, Chester W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALCOHOL; ALKALI; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; STRESS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032447960     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.14.3730-3733.1998     Document Type: Article

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