FtsZ ring clusters in min and partition mutants: Role of both the Min system and the nucleoid in regulating FtsZ ring localization

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 315-326

  Yu, Xuan Chuan ^a   Margolin, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL MUTANT; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCATION; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032895234     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01351.x     Document Type: Article

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