Membrane-bound division proteins DivIB and DivIC of Bacillus subtilis function solely through their external domains in both vegetative and sporulation division

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2710-2718

  Katis, Vittorio L ^a   Wake, R Gerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN DIV IB; PROTEIN DIV IC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SPOROGENESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032953633     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.9.2710-2718.1999     Document Type: Article

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