Chromosome segregation in Eubacteria

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 586-593

  Pogliano, Kit ^a   Pogliano, Joe ^a   Becker, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SMC INTERACTING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL CYCLE; CELL ELONGATION; CELL POLARITY; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYTOSKELETON; EUBACTERIUM; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLAR CHROMOSOME; REVIEW; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0347364721     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2003.10.015     Document Type: Review

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