Synthesis of the σ(D) protein is not sufficient to trigger expression of motility functions in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2942-2946

  Yang, Dong Hui ^a   Von Kalckreuth, Johannes ^a   Allmansberger, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FLAGELLIN; FLEB PROTEIN, YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; N ACETYLMURAMOYLALANINE AMIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETICS; LOCOMOTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; FLAGELLIN; LOCOMOTION; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032586772     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.9.2942-2946.1999     Document Type: Article

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