Fluorescence microscopy of condensed DNA conformations of bacterial cells

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 319-326

  Süleymanoǧlu, Erhan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNA condensation; Escherichia coli; Fluorescence microscopy; Macromolecular crowding; Phase separation

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; DNA; MACROGOL; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSOL; DNA CONFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MACROMOLECULE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PROKARYOSIS; RELIABILITY; STAINING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036963908     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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