Secretion, localization, and antibacterial activity of TasA, a Bacillus subtilis spore-associated protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1664-1672

  Stöver, Axel G ^a   Driks, Adam ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0039786782     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.5.1664-1672.1999     Document Type: Article

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