Subcellular localization of Bacillus subtilis SMC, a protein involved in chromosome condensation and segregation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 5749-5755

  Graumann, Peter L ^a   Losick, Richard ^a   Strunnikov, Alexander V ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CYCLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0031769682     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.21.5749-5755.1998     Document Type: Article

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