The Escherichia coli enzoskeleton

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-204

  Norris, Vic ^a   Turnock, Geoff ^a   Sigee, Dave ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0030047024     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.373899.x     Document Type: Review

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