Regulation of synthesis of the Bacillus subtilis transition-phase, spore-associated antibacterial protein TasA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 5476-5481

  Stöver, Axel G ^a   Driks, Adam ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATOR GENE; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0040973379     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.17.5476-5481.1999     Document Type: Article

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