Initiation and velocity of chromosome replication in Escherichia coli B/r and K-12

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 265-273

  Bipatnath, Meeshel ^a   Dennis, Patrick P ^b   Bremer, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHROMOSOME; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031886989     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.2.265-273.1998     Document Type: Article

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