The spore differentiation pathway in the enteric pathogen Clostridium difficile.
Endosporulation is an ancient bacterial developmental program that culminates with the differentiation of a highly resistant endospore. In the model organism Bacillus subtilis, gene expression in the forespore and in the mother cell, the two cells that participate in endospore development, is govern...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3789829?pdf=render |