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Bacterial sporulation consists of a progression of biochemical changes whose orderly sequence seems to be effected primarily by the regulation of specific gene transcription (1). In order to understand the control mechanisms involved in this process, we have concentrated our attention on the ways by which RNA synthesis in Bacillus brevis may be modulated by low molecular weight substances.
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Paulus, H., Sarkar, N. (1974). Control of Transcriptionin Bacillus brevis by Small Molecules. In: Biswas, B.B., Mandal, R.K., Stevens, A., Cohn, W.E. (eds) Control of Transcription. Basic Life Sciences, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4529-9_3
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