title: The influence of glutamic acid and arginine on the competence of Bacillus subtilis growing in a chemostat.
abstract: Using a new method to get stable steady state levels of competence in B. subtilis, we have obtained in our experimental conditions 0.1% competence as determined by the frequency of transfection with phage SPP1 DNA. The effect of growth rate (DT) and certain amino acids on the competence levels was also determined.
authors.affiliation: "Jaime Ferrán" Institute of Microbiology, C.S.I.C., Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tapia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Portoles
mesh_terms: D001120:Arginine / Q000378:metabolism*; D017103:Bacillus Phages / Q000235:genetics; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D003470:Culture Media; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D001120:Arginine