Analysis of temporal gene expression during Bacillus subtilis spore germination and outgrowth

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3624-3634

  Keijser, Bart J F ^a,d   Ter Beek, Alex ^a   Rauwerda, Han ^b   Schuren, Frank ^d   Montijn, Roy ^d   Van Der Spek, Hans ^a   Brul, Stanley ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 34247644455     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01736-06     Document Type: Article

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