Irregular nuclear localization and anucleate cell production in Escherichia coli induced by a Ca2+ chelator, EGTA

Biochimie

Volumn 81, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 909-913

  Wachi, Masaaki ^a   Iwai, Noritaka ^a   Kunihisa, Akiko ^a   Nagai, Kazuo ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anucleate cell; Ca2+; Chromosome partitioning; E. coli; EGTA

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; CALCIUM ION; EGTAZIC ACID;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME PARTITIONING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; SCREENING; STAINING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032749969     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(99)00204-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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