Deletion of sigB in Bacillus cereus affects spore properties

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 169-173

  De Vries, Ynte P ^a,b   Hornstra, Luc M ^a,b   Atmadja, Radna D ^b   Van Schaik, Willem ^a,b   De Vos, Willem M ^a   Abee, Tjakko ^a,b  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Germination; SigmaB; Sporulation; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; INOSINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; GENE DELETION; GERMINATION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 26844443142     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.08.042     Document Type: Article

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