Transcriptional analysis of the Bacillus subtilis teichuronic acid operon

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3409-3417

  Lahooti, Maryam ^a   Harwood, Colin R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anionic polymers; Cell walls; Gene expression; Phosphate stress; Teichoic and teichuronic acids

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; TEICHURONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033385239     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-145-12-3409     Document Type: Article

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