Localization of SpoVAD to the inner membrane of spores of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 5677-5682

  Vepachedu, Venkata Ramana ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIPICOLINIC ACID; HISTIDINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN SPOVAD; RABBIT ANTISERUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHILICITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIBODIES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; OPERON; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 23644455999     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.16.5677-5682.2005     Document Type: Article

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