Effect of growth rate and incC mutation on symmetric plasmid distribution by the IncP-1 partitioning apparatus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-216

  Bignell, Colin R ^a   Halnes, Anthony S ^a   Khare, Dheeraj ^a   Thomas, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTATION; R FACTORS; RABBITS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032823461     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01565.x     Document Type: Article

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