Assembly of the outermost spore layer: pieces of the puzzle are coming together

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 535-538

  Stewart, George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN COTY; PROTEIN EXSFA; PROTEIN EXSFB; PROTEIN EXSY; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HOST CELL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL WALL; ENDOSPORE-FORMING RODS AND COCCI; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL WALL; ENDOSPORE-FORMING BACTERIA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 85014131050     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13651     Document Type: Note

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