A parA homolog selectively influences positioning of the large chromosome origin in Vibrio cholerae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 5626-5631

  Saint Dic, Djenann ^a   Frushour, Brian P ^a   Kehrl, Jason H ^a   Kahng, Lyn Sue ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; GENE DELETION; INVERTED REPEAT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PARA GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPLICON; VC2772 GENE; VC2773 GENE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; OPERON; REPLICATION ORIGIN; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 33746591758     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00250-06     Document Type: Article

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