Control of synthesis and secretion of the Bacillus subtilis protein YqxM

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 7065-7069

  Stöver, Axel G ^a   Driks, Adam ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LIGANDIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME INACTIVATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LURIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0040973380     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.22.7065-7069.1999     Document Type: Article

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