Identification and Characterization of the gerH Operon of Bacillus anthracis Endospores: a Differential Role for Purine Nucleosides in Germination
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- 15 February 2003
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 185 (4), 1462-1464
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.185.4.1462-1464.2003
Abstract
We identified a tri-cistronic operon, gerH , in Bacillus anthracis that is important for endospore germination triggered by two distinct germination response pathways termed inosine-His and purine-Ala. Together, the two pathways allow B . anthracis endospores a broader recognition of purines and amino acids that may be important for host-mediated germination.Keywords
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