Characterization of a new sigma-K-dependent peptidoglycan hydrolase gene that plays a role in Bacillus subtilis mother cell lysis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 6230-6237

  Nugroho, Fajar Aji ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroki ^a   Kobayashi, Yasuo ^b   Sekiguchi, Junichi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DISRUPTION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032693048     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.20.6230-6237.1999     Document Type: Article

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