Transcription-associated mutation in Bacillus subtilis cells under stress

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3321-3328

  Pybus, Christine ^a   Pedraza Reyes, Mario ^b   Ross, Christian A ^a   Martin, Holly ^a   Ona, Katherine ^a   Yasbin, Ronald E ^c   Robleto, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE;

ADAPTATION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL STRESS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LEUC GENE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LEUCINE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 77954360127     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00354-10     Document Type: Article

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