Essential role of flavohemoglobin in long-term anaerobic survival of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 6415-6418

  Nakano, Michiko M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVOHEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN DERIVATIVE; NITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CULTURE MEDIUM; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; SURVIVAL;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; HEMEPROTEINS; NITRATES; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33749016490     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00557-06     Document Type: Article

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