Growth phase-coupled alterations in cell structure and function of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1338-1345

  Makinoshima, Hideki ^a,b,c   Aizawa, Shin Ichi ^d   Hayashi, Hideo ^e   Miki, Takeyoshi ^f   Nishimura, Akiko ^b   Ishihama, Akira ^a,b  

^a NIPPON INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^c GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^d TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^f KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037315037     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.4.1338-1345.2003     Document Type: Article

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