mioC transcription, initiation of replication, and the eclipse in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3201-3206

  Bogan, Joseph A ^a   Helmstetter, Charles E ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA A;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA STRAND; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHYLATION; MINICHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0029971163     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.11.3201-3206.1996     Document Type: Article

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