Functional analysis of the protein veg, which stimulates biofilm formation in bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1697-1705

  Lei, Ying ^a   Oshima, Taku ^a   Ogasawara, Naotake ^a   Ishikawa, Shu ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN VEG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; OPERON; RABBITS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84876075913     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.02201-12     Document Type: Article

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