Effects of chromosome underreplication on cell division in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6364-6374

  Botello, Emilia ^a,b   Nordström, Kurt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

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

EID: 0031757175     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.180.23.6364-6374.1998     Document Type: Article

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