Role of the C terminus of FtsK in Escherichia coli chromosome segregation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6424-6428

  Yu, Xuan Chuan ^a   Weihe, Elizabeth K ^a   Margolin, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031786575     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.180.23.6424-6428.1998     Document Type: Article

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