Cooperativity and interference of germination pathways in Bacillus anthracis spores

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 4192-4198

  Luu, Helen ^a   Akoachere, Monique ^a   Patra, Manomita ^a   Abel Santos, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; GERMINATION RECEPTOR; HISTIDINE; INOSINE; METHIONINE; NUCLEOSIDE; RECEPTOR; SERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION;

AMINO ACIDS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOT TEMPERATURE; INOSINE; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 79961156144     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05126-11     Document Type: Article

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