Efficient spore synthesis in Bacillus subtilis depends on the CcdA protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2845-2854

  Schiött, Torbjörn ^a   Hederstedt, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL MEMBRANE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SPOROGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; CYTOCHROME B6F COMPLEX; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038755703     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.10.2845-2854.2000     Document Type: Article

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