The mechanism of bacterial asymmetric cell division

BioEssays

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-101

  Way, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; SPOIIR PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; SPORE SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS; SPORE-SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030087862     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950180205     Document Type: Article

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