Interaction between FtsZ and inhibitors of cell division

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 5080-5085

  Huang, Jian ^a   Cao, Chune ^a   Lutkenhaus, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; YEAST;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SULA;

EID: 0029789075     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.17.5080-5085.1996     Document Type: Article

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