Characterization of dnaC2 and dnaC28 mutants by flow cytometry

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1624-1631

  Withers, Helen L ^a   Bernander, Rolf ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; DNA; PROTEIN; RIFAMPICIN; RNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031897878     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.7.1624-1631.1998     Document Type: Article

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