Studies of the commitment step in the germination of spores of Bacillus species

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3424-3433

  Yi, Xuan ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DIPICOLINIC ACID; PROTEIN CWLJ; PROTEIN SLEB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEATING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SPORE GERMINATION;

ALANINE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; PICOLINIC ACIDS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 77954351126     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00326-10     Document Type: Article

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