The extracytoplasmic function sigma factor SigY is important for efficient maintenance of the Spβ prophage that encodes sublancin in bacillus subtilis

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 946-955

  Mendez, Rebecca ^a   Gutierrez, Alba ^a   Reyes, Jasmin ^a   Márquez Magaña, Leticia ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIRCULAR DNA; ERYTHROMYCIN; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL DNA; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR SIGY; SUBLANCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG MANUFACTURE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOSS; GENE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; SIBLING; SPOROGENESIS; VIRUS GENOME; WILD TYPE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOPLASM; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; PROPHAGES; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84864070867     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: 15577430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2011.1513     Document Type: Article

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