Localization of cell division protein FtsQ by immunofluorescence microscopy in dividing and nondividing cells of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6107-6116

  Buddelmeijer, Nienke ^a,e   Aarsman, Mirjam E G ^a   Kolk, Arend H J ^b   Vicente, Miguel ^c   Nanninga, Nanne ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^d Institute for Molecular Cell Biology   (Netherlands)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL DIVISION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031752827     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.180.23.6107-6116.1998     Document Type: Article

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