The Bacillus cereus GerN and GerT protein homologs have distinct roles in spore germination and outgrowth, respectively

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 6148-6152

  Senior, Adam ^a   Moir, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GERN PROTEIN; GERT PROTEIN; INOSINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION; SODIUM PROTON EXCHANGE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; WILD TYPE;

ANTIPORTERS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INOSINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SALTS; SODIUM; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 51549097729     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00789-08     Document Type: Article

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