Identification and characterization of the gerH operon of Bacillus anthracis endospores:: a differential role for purine nucleosides in germination

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作者：

Weiner, M

Read, TD

Hanna, PC

机构：

[1] Univ Michigan, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 USA

[2] Inst Genom Res, Rockville, MD USA

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JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY | 2003年 / 185卷 / 04期

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10.1128/JB.185.4.1462-1464.2003

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Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

We identified a tri-cistronic operon, gerH, in Bacillus anthracis that is important for endospore germination triggered by two distinct germination response pathways termed inosine-His and purine-Ala. Together, the two pathways allow. anthracis endospores a broader recognition of purines and amino acids that array be important for host-mediated germination.

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