Identification and characterization of the gerH operon of Bacillus anthracis endospores: A differential role for purine nucleosides in germination

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1462-1464

  Weiner, Matthew A ^a   Read, Timothy D ^b   Hanna, Philip C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; CYSTEINE; HISTIDINE; INOSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PLASMID DNA; PROLINE; PURINE NUCLEOSIDE; SERINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ALANINE; AMINO ACIDS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; INOSINE; OPERON; PURINE NUCLEOSIDES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037315235     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.4.1462-1464.2003     Document Type: Article

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