Identification of host genes that affect acquisition of an integrative and conjugative element in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1284-1301

  Johnson, Christopher M ^a   Grossman, Alan D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TRANSPOSON;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNAJ GENE; ECSB GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE STRUCTURE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HPR GENE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTEGRATIVE AND CONJUGATIVE ELEMENT ICEBS1; KTRD GENE; LIPID BILAYER; LYSA GENE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MPRF GENE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PBPA GENE; PCRB GENE; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCUA GENE; TN916 GENE; TRANSPOSON; UGTP GENE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALH GENE; YFNI GENE; YHGE GENE; YKUC GENE; YONF GENE; YVBI GENE; YVBIJ GENE; YVBJ GENE; YVKN GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; MUTATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE LIBRARY; MUTATION;

EID: 84908508863     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12736     Document Type: Article

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