Specificity and genetic polymorphism of the Bacillus competence quorum-sensing system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 451-460

  Tortosa, P ^a   Logsdon, L ^a   Kraigher, B ^a   Itoh, Y ^a   Mandic Mulec, I ^a   Dubnau, D ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN COMA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN COMP; BACTERIAL PROTEIN COMQ; COMX PHEROMONE; PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHEROMONES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSFERASES; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035152738     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.2.451-460.2001     Document Type: Article

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