S-layer variation in Bacillus stearothermophilus PV72 is based on DNA rearrangements between the chromosome and the naturally occurring megaplasmids

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1672-1679

  Scholz, H C ^a   Riedmann, E ^a   Witte, A ^a   Lubitz, W ^a   Kuen, B ^a  

^a Institute of Animal Hygiene   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0035117468     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.5.1672-1679.2001     Document Type: Article

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