Bacterial sporulation: A question of commitment?

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages

  Stephens, Craig ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032518333     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70031-4     Document Type: Review

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