Identification, characterization, and chromosomal organization of cell division cycle genes in Caulobacter crescentus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2169-2180

  Ohta, Noriko ^a   Ninfa, Alexander J ^a,b   Allaire, Alex ^a   Kulick, Leslie ^a   Newton, Austin ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030938645     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.7.2169-2180.1997     Document Type: Article

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