Spore coat protein and enterotoxin synthesis in Clostridium perfringens.
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Polyacrylamide gel profiles of Clostridium perfringens spore coat protein revealed four and occasionally five components. Pulse-chase experiments indicated that synthesis of coat protein polypeptide and enterotoxin was an early sporulation event. However, maximum synthesis occurred coincident with the onset of heat resistance.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of bacteriology
دوره 131 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977