Systematic function analysis of Bacillus subtilis genes

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-134

  Ogasawara, Naotake ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Gene expression; Gene inactivation; Genome analysis

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; JAPAN; KNOCKOUT GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034096905     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(00)00118-2     Document Type: Review

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