Sporulation: SpoIIIE Is the Key to Cell Differentiation

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 18, 2008, Pages

  Grainge, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; SPORE SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS; SPORE-SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; DNA REPLICATION; MEMBRANE FUSION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MEMBRANE FUSION; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 52049115424     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.07.047     Document Type: Short Survey

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