Localization of two GFP-tagged tobacco plastid division protein NtFtsZs in Escherichia coli

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 931-935

  Wang, Dong ^a   Kong, Dong Dong ^a   Ju, Chuan Li ^b   Hu, Yong ^b   He, Yi Kun ^b   Sun, Jing San ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GFP; Localization in Escherichia coli; Nicotiana tabacum; NtFtsZ; Plastid division gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036704894     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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