Integration of σB activity into the decision-making process of sporulation initiation in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1065-1074

  Reder, Alexander ^a   Gerth, Ulf ^a   Hecker, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ISOLATION; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84857822644     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.06490-11     Document Type: Article

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