Expression of germination-related enzymes, CspA, CspB, CspC, SleC, and SleM, of Clostridium perfringens S40 in the mother cell compartment of sporulating cells

Genes and Genetic Systems

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 227-234

  Masayama, Atsushi ^a   Hamasaki, Keishi ^a   Urakami, Kenji ^a   Shimamoto, Seiko ^a   Kato, Shiro ^a   Makino, Shio ^a   Yoshimura, Tohru ^a   Moriyama, Michie ^b   Moriyama, Ryuichi ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI GAKUSEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial spore; Clostridium perfringens; Germination enzyme; Sporulation; Subcellular localization

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CSPA ENZYME; CSPB ENZYME; CSPC ENZYME; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; SLEC ENZYME; SLEM ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 33749653115     PISSN: 13417568     EISSN: 13417568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/ggs.81.227     Document Type: Article

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