FtsZ ring formation without subsequent cell division after replication runout in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1349-1359

  Gullbrand, Björn ^a   Nordström, Kurt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; CELL SIZE; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033939634     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01949.x     Document Type: Article

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