Bacillus subtilis antibiotics: Structures, syntheses and specific functions

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 845-857

  Stein, Torsten ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACILYSIN; BACILYSOCIN; BREVISTIN; DIFFICIDIN; ERICIN; FENGYCIN; ITURIN A DERIVATIVE; LANTIBIOTIC; MERSACIDIN; POLYKETIDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SUBLANCIN 168; SUBTILIN; SUBTILOSIN A; SURFACTIN; TYROCIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFILM; CELL DEATH; DRUG STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 18444415756     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04587.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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