mraY is an essential gene for cell growth in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6429-6432

  Boyle, David S ^a   Donachie, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031725647     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.180.23.6429-6432.1998     Document Type: Article

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