6S-1 RNA function leads to a delay in sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2079-2086

  Cavanagh, Amy T ^a   Wassarman, Karen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6S 1 RNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RNA; SDP PROTEIN; SKF PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL TYPE; COCULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS; WILD TYPE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; RNA, BACTERIAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84876191061     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00050-13     Document Type: Article

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