Screening for Bacillus subtilis mutants deficient in pressure induced spore germination: Identification of ykvU as a novel germination gene

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 243, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 385-391

  Aertsen, Abram ^a   Van Opstal, Isabelle ^a   Vanmuysen, Suzy C ^a   Wuytack, Elke Y ^a   Michiels, Chris W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Germination; High pressure; ykvU

Indexed keywords

DIPICOLINIC ACID; DODECYLAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE MAPPING; GER AC GENE; KNOCKOUT GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION; TRANSPOSON; YKVU GENE;

EID: 15944399025     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.12.029     Document Type: Article

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