Bacterial mitosis: Actin in a new role at the origin

Current Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2005, Pages

  Margolin, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 17144403513     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.03.026     Document Type: Short Survey

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