Isolation and characterization of spermidine nucleoids from Escherichia coli

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 321-335

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

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SPERMIDINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030847091     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1997.3883     Document Type: Article

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