Topology and accessibility of germination proteins in the Bacillus subtilis spore inner membrane

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1484-1491

  Korza, George ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIPICOLINIC ACID; GERD PROTEIN; GERMINATION PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; SLEB PROTEIN; SPOVAD PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YPEB PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOTINYLATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOTIN; CELL MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STAINING AND LABELING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84875520147     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.02262-12     Document Type: Article

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