Inducible β-glucosidase synthesis during germination and outgrowth of Bacillus subtilis ATCC 9372 spores

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-19

  Chandrapati, S ^a   Woodson, L P ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Germination; Inducible; Spore; glucosidase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CULTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY;

B.SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; D ALANINES; ENZYMES ACTIVITY; GERMINANTS; GLUCOSIDASE; INDUCIBLE; NOVOBIOCIN; SPORE; Β-GLUCOSIDASE;

GERMINATION;

4 METHYLUMBELLIFERRYL BETA GLUCOSIDE; ALANINE; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCOSIDE; GLYCEROL; METAL ION; NOVOBIOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FLUORESCENCE; MEASUREMENT; PH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037216427     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01250.x     Document Type: Article

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