S-layer gene sbsC of Bacillus stearothermaphilus ATCC 12980: Molecular characterization and heterologous expression in Escherichia coli

Microbiology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 273-281

  Jarosch, Marina ^a   Egelseer, Eva M ^a   Mattanovich, Diethard ^a   Sleytr, Uwe B ^a   Sára, Margit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacillus stearothermophilus; Expression; Heterologous; Promoter; S layer protein; Secondary cell wall polymer

Indexed keywords

SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033975875     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-146-2-273     Document Type: Article

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