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The gerC locus of Bacillus subtilis, required for menaquinone biosynthesis, is concerned only indirectly with spore germination.

Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Aug 1998

Leatherbarrow A J Howard, Yazdi Mohammed A, Curson Janet P, Moir Anne

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The gerC region of Bacillus subtilis comprises a tricistronic operon, encoding enzymes that catalyse the late stages of menaquinone biosynthesis. The gerC58 mutation is responsible for a severe growth defect; unsuppressed mutant cells grow as very short rods, which sometimes septate aberrantly. Cultures grow only to a low cell density, rapidly lose viability, and never sporulate. Unlinked suppressor mutations can...

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PMID: 9720033
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-8-2125

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