Isolation and characterization of mutations in Bacillus subtilis that allow spore germination in the novel germinant D-alanine

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3341-3350

  Paidhungat, Madan ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO ALANINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033031240     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.11.3341-3350.1999     Document Type: Article

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