ComEA is a DNA receptor for transformation of competent Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 271-280

  Provvedi, R ^a   Dubnau, D ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA BINDING; INTERNALIZATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0032896753     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01170.x     Document Type: Article

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