Murein segregation in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2823-2834

  De Pedro, Miguel A ^a,c   Quintela, José Carlos ^a   Höltje, Joachim Volker ^b   Schwarz, Heinz ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GENE PRODUCT; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030902118     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.9.2823-2834.1997     Document Type: Article

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