Effects of degU32(Hy), degQa and degR pleiotropic regulatory genes on the growth and protease fermentation of Bacillus subtilis Ki-2-132

Acta Genetica Sinica

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 373-380

  Pan, Xue Feng ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; degQa; degR; degU32 (Hy); Pleiotropic regulatory gene

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PROTEINASE; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DEGQA GENE; DEGR GENE; DEGU32 GENE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PLEIOTROPY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATOR GENE; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OCTODON DEGUS;

EID: 33645736434     PISSN: 03794172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-4172(06)60063-2     Document Type: Article

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