Bacillus subtilis gene cluster involved in calcium carbonate biomineralization

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 228-235

  Barabesi, Chiara ^a   Galizzi, Alessandro ^b   Mastromei, Giorgio ^a,c   Rossi, Mila ^a   Tamburini, Elena ^a,d   Perito, Brunella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Dipto di Biol Animale e Genetica   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FATTY ACID; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOMINERALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETFA GENE; ETFB GENE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; LCFA GENE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YSIA GENE; YSIB GENE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; GENES, BACTERIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPERON; POINT MUTATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33845957145     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01450-06     Document Type: Article

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