Role of penicillin-binding protein PBP 2B in assembly and functioning of the division machinery of Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 299-311

  Daniel, Richard A ^a   Harry, Elizabeth J ^b   Errington, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0033985396     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01724.x     Document Type: Article

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