Characterization of the essential cell division gene ftsL(yIID) of Bacillus subtilis and its role in the assembly of the division apparatus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 593-604

  Daniel, R A ^a   Harry, E J ^b   Katis, V L ^b   Wake, R G ^b   Errington, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031824694     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00954.x     Document Type: Article

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