Sequence analysis of three Bacillus cereus loci carrying PlcR-regulated genes encoding degradative enzymes and enterotoxin

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3129-3138

  ØKstad, Ole A ^a   Gominet, Myriam ^b   Purnelle, Bénédicte ^c   Rose, Matthias ^d   Lereclus, Didier ^b   Kolstø, Anne Brit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; HBL enterotoxin; PlcR regulator; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; ENTEROTOXIN; NEUTRAL PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 0032695865     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-145-11-3129     Document Type: Article

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