Gene conservation among endospore-forming bacteria reveals additional sporulation genes in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 253-260

  Traag, Bjorn A ^a   Pugliese, Antonia ^a   Eisen, Jonathan A ^b   Losick, Richard ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; WILD TYPE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ENDOSPORE-FORMING BACTERIA; GENE DELETION; GENES, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; FIRMICUTES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84872143598     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01778-12     Document Type: Article

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