Characterization of the ftsZ gene from Mycoplasma pulmonis, an organism lacking a cell wall

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2314-2319

  Wang, Xunde ^a   Lutkenhaus, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MYCOPLASMA PULMONIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACHOLEPLASMA LAIDLAWII; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOPLASMA PULMONIS;

EID: 0029919949     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.8.2314-2319.1996     Document Type: Article

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