The permeability of the wall fabric of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 768-773

  Demchick, Paul ^a,b   Koch, Arthur L ^a,b  

^a Barton College   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030047151     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.768-773.1996     Document Type: Article

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