New insights into the developmental history of the bacterial cell division site

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1125-1127

  Rothfield, Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYSTEINE; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; TRITIUM;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037312761     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.4.1125-1127.2003     Document Type: Note

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