Undecaprenyl pyrophosphate involvement in susceptibility of Bacillus subtilis to rare earth elements

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 5632-5637

  Inaoka, Takashi ^a   Ochi, Kozo ^b  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; SCANDIUM; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNDECAPRENYLPYROPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACITRACIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTANT PROTEINS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; POLYISOPRENYL PHOSPHATES; SCANDIUM;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84868544441     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01147-12     Document Type: Article

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