Direct evidence for active segregation of oriC regions of the Bacillus subtilis chromosome and co-localization with the SpoOJ partitioning protein

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 945-954

  Lewis, Peter J ^a   Errington, Jeffery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030927986     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1997.mmi530.x     Document Type: Article

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