Effects of sporulation conditions on the germination and germination protein levels of Bacillus subtilis spores

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2689-2697

  Ramirez Peralta, Arturo ^a   Zhang, Pengfei ^b   Li, Yong qing ^b   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; DODECYL AMINES; EXPRESSION LEVELS; GERMINANTS; LAG TIME; MICROSCOPE SLIDE; PROTEIN LEVEL; SPORE GERMINATION;

LIQUIDS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PROTEINS;

CULTIVATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

BACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; MICROSCOPY; PROTEIN; SPORE; SPORULATION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; REPORTER GENE; TEMPERATURE;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, REPORTER; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84861123694     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.07908-11     Document Type: Article

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