An analysis of the factory model for chromosome replication and segregation in bacteria

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 786-794

  Sawitzke, J ^a   Austin, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SISTER CHROMATID;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0035015553     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02350.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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