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Restricted Transcription from Sigma H or Phosphorylated Spo0A Dependent Promoters in the Temperature-sensitive secA341 Mutant of Bacillus subtilis

Kei ASAIInstitute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo
,
Masaya FUJITARadioisotope Center, National Institute of Genetics
,
Fujio KAWAMURAInstitute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo
,
Hideo TAKAHASHIInstitute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo
,
Yasuo KOBAYASHILaboratory of Molecular Biology and Microbial Chemistry, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
&
Yoshito SADAIERadioisotope Center, National Institute of Genetics
Pages 1707-1713 | Received 19 Mar 1998, Published online: 22 May 2014

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