FtsA is localized to the septum in an FtsZ-dependent manner

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 7167-7172

  Addinall, Stephen G ^a   Lutkenhaus, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030448723     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.24.7167-7172.1996     Document Type: Article

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