Flexibility of the programme of spore coat formation in Bacillus subtilis: bypass of CotE requirement by over-production of CotH.

Bacterial spores are surrounded by the coat, a multilayered shell that contributes in protecting the genome during stress conditions. In Bacillus subtilis, the model organism for spore formers, the coat is composed by about seventy different proteins, organized into four layers by the action of seve...

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Main Authors: Rachele Isticato, Teja Sirec, Rosa Giglio, Loredana Baccigalupi, Giulia Rusciano, Giuseppe Pesce, Gianluigi Zito, Antonio Sasso, Maurilio De Felice, Ezio Ricca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3785510?pdf=render