Distribution of minichromosomes in individual Escherichia coli cells: Implications for replication control

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1712-1721

  Løbner Olesen, Anders ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chromosome replication; Escherichia coli; Incompatibility; Initiation capacity; Minichromosomes

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; KANAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC SELECTION; HOST CELL; MINICHROMOSOME; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033559974     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.6.1712     Document Type: Article

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