Levels of germination proteins in dormant and superdormant spores of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2221-2227

  Ghosh, Sonali ^a   Scotland, Michelle ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; GERA PROTEIN; GERB PROTEIN; GERD PROTEIN; GERK PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DORMANT BACTERIAL SPORE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPORE GERMINATION; SUPERDORMANT BACTERIAL SPORE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LAC OPERON; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84861218321     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00151-12     Document Type: Article

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