Metal ion homeostasis in Bacillus subtilis

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 188-195

  Moore, Charles M ^a   Helmann, John D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; MANGANESE; MERR PROTEIN; METAL ION; PEROXIDE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; ZINC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOMEOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN FAMILY; REGULON; REPRESSOR GENE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 15744374882     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2005.02.007     Document Type: Review

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