Bacterial spore germination and protein mobility

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 452-454

  Moir, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIAL SPORE; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION; REVIEW; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0141594789     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2003.08.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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