Macromolecular crowding and the mandatory condensation of DNA in bacteria

FEBS Letters

Volumn 390, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-248

  Zimmerman, Steven B ^a   Murphy, Lizabeth D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic macromolecule; DNA condensation; Escherichia coli; Macromolecular crowding; Mandatory condensation; Nucleoid

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; VIRUS DNA;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BACTERIUM; CROWDING; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DNA STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030605841     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(96)00725-9     Document Type: Article

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