A Mother Cell-Specific Class B Penicillin-Binding Protein, PBP4b, in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 258-261

  Wei, Yuping ^a,b   McPherson, Derrell C ^a,c   Popham, David L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 2119 Derring Hall MC0406 ^*  (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 4B; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; PBPI GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; SERINE-TYPE D-ALA-D-ALA CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

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

EID: 0347622750     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.1.258-261.2004     Document Type: Article

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