Characterization of the exosporium of Bacillus cereus

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 241-245

  Charlton, S ^a   Moir, A J G ^a   Baillie, L ^b   Moir, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEINS;

B.SUBTILIS; ENZYMIC ACTIVITY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; N-TERMINAL SEQUENCES; PROTEIN DATABASE; PYRROLINES; STRUCTURAL PROTEINS; THURINGIENSIS; ZINC METALLOPROTEASE;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PYRROLINE DERIVATIVE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032870894     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00878.x     Document Type: Article

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