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Morphogenesis of the Bacillus anthracis spore.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Feb 2007
Giorno Rebecca, Bozue Joel, Cote Christopher, Wenzel Theresa, Moody Krishna-Sulayman, Mallozzi Michael, Ryan Matthew, Wang Rong, Zielke Ryszard, Maddock Janine R, Friedlander Arthur, Welkos Susan, Driks Adam
Abstract excerpt
Bacillus spp. and Clostridium spp. form a specialized cell type, called a spore, during a multistep differentiation process that is initiated in response to starvation. Spores are protected by a morphologically complex protein coat. The Bacillus anthracis coat is of particular interest because the spore is the infective particle of anthrax. We determined the roles of several B. anthracis orthologues of Bacillus...
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