The katX gene of Bacillus subtilis is under dual control of σ(B) and σ(F)

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 173-179

  Petersohn, A ^a   Engelmann, S ^a   Setlow, P ^b   Hecker, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

(B); (F); Bacillus subtilis; General stress genes; KatX

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NUCLEOTIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; GENE CONTROL; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEAT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALASE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT PROTEINS; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032867398     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380051072     Document Type: Article

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