Expression of UGA-containing Mycoplasma genes in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2664-2667

  Kannan, T R ^a   Baseman, Joel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; METHIONINE SULFOXIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRUCTURAL GENE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033996090     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.9.2664-2667.2000     Document Type: Article

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