Release of compact nucleoids with characteristic shapes from Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 5041-5049

  Zimmerman, S B ^a   Murphy, L D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; FORMALDEHYDE; NALIDIXIC ACID; POLYLYSINE; RIFAMPICIN; SPERMIDINE;

ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORMALDEHYDE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MURAMIDASE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POLYLYSINE; RIFAMPIN; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SPERMIDINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034879714     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.17.5041-5049.2001     Document Type: Article

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