Chromosome segregation and cell division defects in recBC sbcBC ruvC mutants of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 6179-6183

  Zahradka, Davor ^a   Vlahović, Ksenija ^a   Petranović, Mirjana ^a   Petranović, Drago ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFECT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032870062     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.19.6179-6183.1999     Document Type: Article

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