An autoregulatory circuit affecting peptide signaling in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 5193-5200

  Lazazzera, Beth A ^a   Kurtser, Iren G ^a   Mcquade, Ryan S ^a   Grossman, Alan D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0032833083     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.17.5193-5200.1999     Document Type: Article

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