Mutations leading to loss of sporulation ability in Bacillus subtilis are sufficiently frequent to favor genetic canalization

Genetics

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 453-457

  Masel, Joanna ^a   Maughan, Heather ^a,b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUTATION RATE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33846202481     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 00166731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.106.065201     Document Type: Article

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