Endospore Degradation in an Oligosporogenic, Crystalliferous Mutant of Bacillus thuringiensis

Current Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-158

  Sierra Martínez, Pável ^a   Ibarra, Jorge E ^b   De La Torre, Mayra ^a   Olmedo, Gabriela ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRY1A PROTEIN; HOLOENZYME; PROTEIN; SIGK PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; CELL MATURATION; CELL MUTANT; CRYSTAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SPOROGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; GENES, REPORTER; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LAC OPERON; MANDUCA; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MUTATION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 1642498256     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-003-4148-8     Document Type: Article

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