The Min system is not required for precise placement of the midcell Z ring in Bacillus subtilis

EMBO Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1163-1167

  Migocki, Margaret D ^a   Freeman, Marcelle K ^a   Wake, R Gerry ^a   Harry, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN;

ACCURACY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; STAINING AND LABELING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036958551     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/embo-reports/kvf233     Document Type: Review

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