Cooperative transitions of isolated Escherichia coli nucleoids: Implications for the nucleoid as a cellular phase

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-175

  Zimmerman, Steven B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloramphenicol; DNA; H protein; Polyethylene glycol; Polylysine; RNase; Spermidine; Trypsin; Urea

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; MACROGOL; POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYLYSINE; RIBONUCLEASE; SPERMIDINE; TRYPSIN; UREA;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHLORAMPHENICOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT DYES; INDOLES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTATION; POLYAMINES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYLYSINE; RIBONUCLEASE, PANCREATIC; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; TIME FACTORS; TRYPSIN; UREA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 31344453142     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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