Mutational analysis of the sbo-alb locus of Bacillus subtilis: Identification of genes required for subtilosin production and immunity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3266-3273

  Zheng, Guolu ^a   Hehn, Robin ^a,b   Zuber, Peter ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Portland Lutheran High School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; SUBTILOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEPTIDES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0034039083     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.11.3266-3273.2000     Document Type: Article

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