Penicillin-binding protein-related factor A is required for proper chromosome segregation in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1650-1658

  Pedersen, Lotte B ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL GROWTH; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DELETION MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; MUTATION; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; PHENOTYPE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034051547     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.6.1650-1658.2000     Document Type: Article

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