sfi-Independent filamentation in Escherichia coli is lexA dependent and requires DNA damage for induction

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1931-1939

  Hill, Thomas M ^a   Sharma, Bela ^b,c   Valjavec Gratian, Majda ^a   Smith, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULON;

EID: 0030905064     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.6.1931-1939.1997     Document Type: Article

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