Tracking bacterial growth in liquid media and a new bacterial life model

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 644-654

  Liu, Shi ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth; Bacterial life; Bacterial polarity; Bacterial reproduction; Escherichia coli; Videomicroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 11344275377     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02881583     Document Type: Article

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