CSF, a species-specific extracellular signaling peptide for communication among strains of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus mojavensis.

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Published in J Bacteriol on March 28, 2008

Authors

Mridula Pottathil1, April Jung, Beth A Lazazzera

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

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