The products of the spoVA operon are involved in dipicolinic acid uptake into developing spores of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 584-587

  Tovar Rojo, F ^a   Chander, M ^a   Setlow, B ^a   Setlow, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPICOLINIC ACID; GENE PRODUCT; HYDROLASE; PROTEIN SPOVA; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GERMINATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OPERON; PICOLINIC ACIDS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036136396     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.2.584-587.2002     Document Type: Article

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