From fundamental studies of sporulation to applied spore research

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 330-338

  Barák, Imrich ^a   Ricca, Ezio ^b   Cutting, Simon M ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENZYME; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; VACCINE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SLOVAKIA; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; RESEARCH; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

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

EID: 13144258760     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04445.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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