Assembly and interactions of cotJ-encoded proteins, constituents of the inner layers of the Bacillus subtilis spore coat

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 955-966

  Seyler Jr , Richard W ^a   Henriques, Adriano O ^a   Ozin, Amanda J ^a   Moran Jr , Charles P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COAT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 9844239368     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1997.mmi532.x     Document Type: Article

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