SKPDT is a signaling peptide that stimulates sporulation and cry1Aa expression in Bacillus thuringiensis but not in Bacillus subtilis

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 203-209

  Aceves Diez, Angel E ^a   Robles Burgueño, Refugio ^a   De La Torre, Mayra ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; cry1Aa expression; Signaling peptides; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; SIGNALING PEPTIDES; SPORULATION;

BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH KINETICS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

AMINO ACIDS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SERYLLYSYLPROLYLASPARTYLTHREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; PEPTIDE; SPORULATION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPUTER MODEL; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI;

EID: 34547604531     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-0982-0     Document Type: Article

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