Induction of β-lactamase influences the course of development in Myxococcus xanthus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 6319-6331

  O'Connor, Kathleen A ^a   Zusman, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CYCLOSERINE; FOSFOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCALES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032693414     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.20.6319-6331.1999     Document Type: Article

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