Analysis of teichoic acid biosynthesis regulation reveals that the extracytoplasmic function sigma factor σM is induced by phosphate depletion in Bacillus subtilis W23

Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3041-3049

  Minnig, Kathrin ^a   Lazarevic, Vladimir ^a   Soldo, Blazenka ^a   Mauël, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; PHOSPHATE; SIGMA FACTOR; TEICHOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL WALL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHATES; SIGMA FACTOR; TEICHOIC ACIDS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 24944506505     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.28021-0     Document Type: Article

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