The P1 plasmid in action: Time-lapse photomicroscopy reveals some unexpected aspects of plasmid partition

Plasmid

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 174-178

  Li, Yongfang ^a   Austin, Stuart ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell division; DNA segregation; P1 plasmid; Partition

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE P1; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL TYPE; DYNAMICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEGREGATION; MICROSCOPY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROPHAGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036921820     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-619X(02)00104-X     Document Type: Review

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