Role of Ger proteins in nutrient and nonnutrient triggering of spore germination in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2513-2519

  Paidhungat, Madan ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; DIPICOLINIC ACID; PROTEIN GER; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COLONY FORMATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPORE GERMINATION;

ALANINE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PICOLINIC ACIDS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033994521     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.9.2513-2519.2000     Document Type: Article

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