The segregation of the Escherichia coli origin and terminus of replication

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 985-996

  Li, Yongfang ^a   Sergueev, Kirill ^a   Austin, Stuart ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROSCOPY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036433665     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.03234.x     Document Type: Article

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