Why on Earth: Self-assembly of the first bacterial cell to abundant and diverse bacterial species

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 297-304

  Trevors, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cell; Diversity; Division; Earth; Evolution; Metabolism; Self assembly; Sur faces

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; DISPERSAL;

EID: 0032877880     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008962900542     Document Type: Review

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