Effects of cortex peptidoglycan structure and cortex hydrolysis on the kinetics of ca 2+-dipicolinic acid release during Bacillus subtilis spore germination

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 646-652

  Zhang, Pengfei ^a   Thomas, Stacy ^b   Li, Yong qing ^a   Setlow, Peter ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM DIPICOLINIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; DIPICOLINIC ACID; DODECYLAMINE; HYDROLASE; MURAMIC ACID; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PICOLINIC ACIDS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84862907855     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.06452-11     Document Type: Article

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