Partition of old murein in small patches over the entire wall of E. coli cells forced to grow as a coccoid

Current Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 249-253

  Koch, Arthur L ^a   De Pedro, Miguel A ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECILLINAM; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHEROID CELL;

CELL DIVISION; CELL WALL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33645240254     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-005-4548-z     Document Type: Article

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