Metabolic alarms and cell division in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-14

  Joseleau Petit, Danièle ^a   Vinella, Daniel ^a   D'Ari, Richard ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032924410     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.1.9-14.1999     Document Type: Short Survey

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