Subcellular distribution of actively partitioning F plasmid during the cell division cycle in E. coli

Cell

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 951-957

  Niki, Hironori ^a   Hiraga, Sota ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030768426     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80359-1     Document Type: Article

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