ScoC regulates peptide transport and sporulation initiation in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 4114-4117

  Koide, Akiko ^a   Perego, Marta ^a   Hoch, James A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0032985760     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.13.4114-4117.1999     Document Type: Article

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