Characterization of a mannose utilization system in bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2128-2139

  Sun, Tianqi ^a   Altenbuchner, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CATABOLITE CONTROL PROTEIN A; DNA; MANNOSE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; SERINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING MOTIF; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; KNOCKOUT GENE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-MANNOSIDASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MANNOSE; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; OPERON; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SUGAR ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASES; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 77950641537     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01673-09     Document Type: Article

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