Effects of the SpoVT regulatory protein on the germination and germination protein levels of spores of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 3417-3425

  Ramirez Peralta, Arturo ^a   Stewart, Kerry Ann V ^a   Thomas, Stacy K ^a   Setlow, Barbara ^a   Chen, Zhan ^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

BACTERIAL DNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DIPICOLINIC ACID; DODECYLAMINE; PROTEIN GERB; PROTEIN GERD; PROTEIN GERK; PROTEIN SPOVT; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE PRODUCT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOVT GENE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UPREGULATION; WILD TYPE;

AMINES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PICOLINIC ACIDS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84864024069     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00504-12     Document Type: Article

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