The Genome of Bacillus subtilis Bacteriophage SPO1

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 388, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-70

  Stewart, Charles R ^a   Casjens, Sherwood R ^b   Cresawn, Steven G ^c   Houtz, Jennifer M ^c   Smith, Alexis L ^c   Ford, Michael E ^c   Peebles, Craig L ^c   Hatfull, Graham F ^c   Hendrix, Roger W ^c   Huang, Wai Mun ^b   Pedulla, Marisa L ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis phage; bacteriophage genomics; comparative genomics; phage SPO1; SPO1 genome

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIOPHAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA METABOLISM; DNA PACKAGING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 63449110899     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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