Phylogeny and functional conservation of σ(E) in endospore-forming bacteria

Microbiology

Volumn 146, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1593-1603

  Arcuri, Edna F ^a   Wiedmann, Martin ^a   Boor, Kathryn J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus spp.; Clostridium spp.; Sigma E; Sigma factors; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; SIGMA FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA INTEGRATION; ENDOSPORE-FORMING RODS AND COCCI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PAENIBACILLUS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPOROGENESIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

BACILLUS; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; PAENIBACILLUS POLYMYXA;

EID: 0033924851     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-146-7-1593     Document Type: Article

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