Replication fork arrest at relocated replication terminators on the Bacillus subtilis chromosome

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 4258-4265

  Franks, A H ^a,b   Wake, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0029931748     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.14.4258-4265.1996     Document Type: Article

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