Spore formation in Bacillus subtilis.

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Spore formation in Bacillus subtilis.

Science progress - 1 Jan 2000

Yudkin M

Abstract excerpt

Bacillus subtilis is the best studied of the bacteria that make heat-resistant spores in response to starvation. The process of sporulation results in the formation of a cell type which is quite different in morphology from that of bacteria during normal growth. Sporulation requires the activatio...

Topics

Bacillus subtilis
Gene Expression
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Mutation
Signal Transduction
Spores, Bacterial
Transcription Factors

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