Analysis of the effects of a gerP mutation on the germination of spores of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 5749-5758

  Butzin, Xuan Yi ^a   Troiano, Anthony J ^a   Coleman, William H ^a   Griffiths, Keren K ^a   Doona, Christopher J ^b   Feeherry, Florence E ^b   Wang, Guiwen ^c   Li, Yong Qing ^c   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b US Army Natick Soldier RD and E Center   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALANINE RACEMASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DODECYLAMINE; GERP PROTEIN; HYPOCHLORITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPORE GERMINATION; WILD TYPE;

ALANINE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALCIUM; CATIONS, DIVALENT; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MUTATION; PICOLINIC ACIDS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS; VALINE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84868618557     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01276-12     Document Type: Article

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