Cell division is required for resolution of dimer chromosomes at the dif locus of Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-268

  Steiner, Walter W ^a   Kuempel, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

BINDING SITES; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; INTEGRASES; MUTAGENESIS; RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031974261     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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