Identification and cell cycle control of a novel pilus system in Caulobacter crescentus

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 3223-3234

  Skerker, Jeffrey M ^a   Shapiro, Lucy ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assembly; Bacteriophage; Caulobacter; Cell cycle; Pili

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; NEGIBACTERIA; PILA;

EID: 0034600835     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.13.3223     Document Type: Article

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