Sigma L is important for cold shock adaptation of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 3130-3133

  Wiegeshoff, Frank ^a   Beckering, Carsten L ^a   Debarbouille, Michel ^a   Marahiel, Mohamed A ^a,b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA L; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BKDR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR YPLP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BKDR GENE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; COLD SENSITIVITY; GENE; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGL GENE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YPLP GENE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COLD; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 54;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33646013878     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.8.3130-3133.2006     Document Type: Article

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