Regulation of nitrogen metabolism in Bacillus subtilis: Vive la difference!

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 223-232

  Fisher, Susan H ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0032950276     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01333.x     Document Type: Review

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