Chromosome methylation and measurement of faithful, once and only once per cell cycle chromosome replication in Caulobacter crescentus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1984-1993

  Marczynski, Gregory T ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032963282     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.7.1984-1993.1999     Document Type: Article

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