Mechanism of decay of the cry1Aa mRNA in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 6341-6348

  Vázquez Cruz, Candelario ^a   Olmedo Alvarez, Gabriela ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

^b NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIOPHAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA DEGRADATION; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 1842369642     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.20.6341-6348.1997     Document Type: Article

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