A viable Bacillus subtilis strain without functional extracytoplasmic function sigma genes.

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  • Kei Asai
  • Keisuke Ishiwata
  • Kunihiko Matsuzaki
  • Yoshito Sadaie
چکیده

We constructed a Bacillus subtilis Marburg strain that harbors deletion mutations in all seven extracytoplasmic function (ECF) sigma genes. The strain shows wild-type growth at 37 degrees C both in a complex and in a synthetic medium and exhibits wild-type sporulation. ECF sigma genes of B. subtilis are dispensable as long as no stress is imposed, although they seem to be required for quick response to stresses.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of bacteriology

دوره 190 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008