Conversion to bidirectional replication after unidirectional initiation from R1 plasmid origin integrated at oriC in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1067-1079

  Maisnier Patin, Sophie ^a   Dasgupta, Santanu ^a   Krabbe, Margareta ^a   Nordström, Kurt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME MAP; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE MAPPING; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INVERSION, CHROMOSOME; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; REPLICATION ORIGIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031769860     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.01136.x     Document Type: Article

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