Transcription of genes near the sspE locus of the Bacillus subtilis genome

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2171-2180

  Yamamoto, Hiroki ^a   Mori, Masao ^a   Sekiguchi, Junichi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genome analysis; MutY homologue; Oxidoreductase homologue; sspE region; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0032822662     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-8-2171     Document Type: Article

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