Suppression of engulfment defects in Bacillus subtilis by elevated expression of the motility regulon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1159-1164

  Perez, Ana R ^a   Abanes De Mello, Angelica ^a   Pogliano, Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; FLGM GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; SPOROGENESIS; SPOVS GENE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; REGULON; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 31344440836     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.3.1159-1164.2006     Document Type: Article

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