Genetics of subpeptin JM4-A and subpeptin JM4-B production by Bacillus subtilis JM4

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 344, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1147-1154

  Wu, Shimei ^a,b   Zhong, Jin ^a   Huan, Liandong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Biosynthesis; Gene clone; Genetics; Nonribosomal peptide synthetase

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; JM 4 A; JM 4 B; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SUBPEPTIN JM4 A; SUBPEPTIN JM4 B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE DELETION; GENES, BACTERIAL; MICROCOCCUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33646196172     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.04.022     Document Type: Article

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