Chloramphenicol causes fusion of separated nucleoids in Escherichia coli K-12 cells and filaments

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 4289-4293

  Van Helvoort, J M L M ^a   Kool, J ^a   Woldringh, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029978680     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.14.4289-4293.1996     Document Type: Article

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