Characterization of a Major Bacillus anthracis Spore Coat Protein and Its Role in Spore Inactivation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2413-2417

  Kim, Ho San ^a,c   Sherman, D ^b   Johnson, F ^a   Aronson, A I ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; COAT PROTEIN; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; DIMER; HYPOCHLORITE; LYSOZYME; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE DISRUPTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHLOROFORM; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDANTS; PHENOL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1842558974     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.8.2413-2417.2004     Document Type: Article

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