Deletion of the min operon results in increased thermosensitivity of an ftsZ84 mutant and abnormal FtsZ ring assembly, placement, and disassembly

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 6203-6213

  Yu, X C ^a   Margolin, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL DIVISION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE DELETION; MUTATION; OPERON; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033759546     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.21.6203-6213.2000     Document Type: Article

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