Knowledge of the Bacillus subtilis genome: Impacts on fundamental science and biotechnology

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Tosato, V ^a   Bruschi, C V ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENOME;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL REPRODUCTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE ORDER; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; REGULON; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 1642312434     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1513-2     Document Type: Short Survey

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