Bacterial Division: Another Way to Box in the Ring

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Margolin, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN, BACTERIA; MINC PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES;

EID: 33750016231     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.09.025     Document Type: Short Survey

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