Characterization of the dnaG locus in Mycobacterium smegmatis reveals linkage of DNA replication and cell division

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-72

  Klann, Amy G ^a   Belanger, Aimee E ^a   Abanes de Mello, Angelica ^a,b   Lee, Janice Y ^a,c   Hatfull, Graham F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; DNA REPLICATION; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031973723     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.1.65-72.1998     Document Type: Article

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