The yvsA-yvqA (293°-289°) region of the Bacillus subtilis chromosome containing genes involved in metal ion uptake and a putative sigma factor Wipat, Anil and Brignell, S. Caroline and Guy, B. Jane and Rose, Matthias and Emmerson, Peter T. and Harwood, Colin R.,, 144, 1593-1600 (1998), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-144-6-1593, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 1350-0872, abstract= The region between yvsA (293°) and yvqA (289°) of the Bacillus subtilis chromosome has been sequenced within the framework of the B. subtilis 168 international sequencing programme. A primary analysis of the 42 ORFs identified in this 43 kb region is presented. The region included a high proportion of genes that did not show homology with genes in other bacteria. The identified ORFs showed homology to proteins involved in the transport of metal ions, two-component signal transducers, ATP-binding-cassette-type transporters and a sigma factor., language=, type=