Evidence that the extracytoplasmic function sigma factor σ(E) is required for normal cell wall structure in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 204-211

  Paget, Mark S B ^a,b   Chamberlin, Leony ^a   Atrih, Abdelmadjid ^c   Foster, Simon J ^c   Buttner, Mark J ^a,b  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SIGE; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0032898961     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.1.204-211.1999     Document Type: Article

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