A spore coat protein, CotS, of Bacillus subtilis is synthesized under the regulation of sigmaK and GerE during development and is located in the inner coat layer of spores.

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Published in J Bacteriol on June 01, 1998

Authors

H Takamatsu1, Y Chikahiro, T Kodama, H Koide, S Kozuka, K Tochikubo, K Watabe

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1: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Osaka, Japan.

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