In vivo characterization of Escherichia coli ftsZ mutants: Effects on Z-ring structure and function

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 4796-4805

  Stricker, Jesse ^a   Erickson, Harold P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FTSZ PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0043062671     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.16.4796-4805.2003     Document Type: Article

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