Bacterial chromosome segregation

Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 519-526

  Lewis, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chromosome resolution; Chromosome segregation; DNA replication; Termination of replication

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPOROGENESIS;

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

EID: 0035080869     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-147-3-519     Document Type: Review

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