Assembly requirements and role of CotH during spore coat formation in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2631-2633

  Zilhao R ^a   Naclerio, G ^b   Henriques, A O ^c,e   Baccigalupi, L ^d   Moran Jr , C P ^c   Ricca, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032938366     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.8.2631-2633.1999     Document Type: Article

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