The Bacillus subtilis htpG gene is not involved in thermal stress management

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 582-588

  Versteeg, S ^a   Mogk, A ^a   Schumann, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellular thermometer; Heat shock hrcA; htpG; Thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; HEAT SHOCK; HEAT TOLERANCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHAPERONINS; DNA PRIMERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEAT; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HSP90 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MUTATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0033045319     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380051004     Document Type: Article

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