CitB mutation increases the alkaline protease productivity in bacillus subtilis

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 403-407

  Gao, Weihua ^a   Dai, Sen ^a   Liu, Quanli ^a   Xu, Haijin ^a   Qiao, Mingqiang ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aconitase; Apre; Bacillus subtilis; CitB; Mini Tn10

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ALKALINE PROTEINASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CITB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PHENOTYPE; WILD TYPE;

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 78649362449     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: 13498037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.56.403     Document Type: Article

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