Is the periplasm continuous in filamentous multicellular cyanobacteria?

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 439-443

  Flores, Enrique ^a   Herrero, Antonia ^a   Wolk, C Peter ^b   Maldener, Iris ^c  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CYANOBACTERIA; PERIPLASM;

CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 33748544291     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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