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An mpo Mutant of Bacillus subtilis Requires a Higher Concentration of Manganese than the Wild Type Strain for Normal Sporulation
Author(s) -
Matsuzaki Shigenobu,
Kobayashi Komei,
Kobayashi Yasuo
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1988.tb01391.x
Subject(s) - bacillus subtilis , mutant , manganese , spore , overproduction , biology , strain (injury) , wild type , microbiology and biotechnology , cytoplasm , mutation , bacillaceae , bacillales , biochemistry , chemistry , gene , genetics , bacteria , organic chemistry , anatomy
mpo‐1 Mutation, which causes the overproduction of at least two membrane and one cytoplasmic proteins, induced high manganese concentration‐dependent sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. Sporulation of the mpo‐1 mutant was blocked at stage 0‐I by a low concentration of manganese.