Division planes alternate in spherical cells of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2564-2567

  Begg, K J ^a   Donachie, W D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ICMB   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL DIVISION; CELL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031977950     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.9.2564-2567.1998     Document Type: Article

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