Nucleoid-independent identification of cell division sites in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1900-1905

  Cook, William R ^a   Rothfield, Lawrence I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYTOKINESIS; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033056682     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.6.1900-1905.1999     Document Type: Article

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