In Bacillus subtilis W23, the duet σX σ M, two sigma factors of the extracytoplasmic function subfamily, are required for septum and wall synthesis under batch culture conditions

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1435-1447

  Minnig, Kathrin ^a   Barblan, Jean Luc ^a   Kehl, Sandrine ^a   Beggah Möller, Siham ^a   Mauël, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; MESSENGER RNA; SIGMA FACTOR; TEICHOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE FUSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULON;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELL DIVISION; CELL WALL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; GENES, REPORTER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; OPERON; POINT MUTATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGULON; SIGMA FACTOR; TEICHOIC ACIDS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0141677802     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03652.x     Document Type: Article

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