Streptococcus pneumoniae DivIVA: Localization and interactions in a MinCD-free context

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1288-1298

  Fadda, Daniela ^a   Santona, Antonella ^a   D'Ulisse, Valeria ^b   Ghelardini, Patrizia ^c   Ennas, Maria Grazia ^a   Whalen, Michael B ^d   Massidda, Orietta ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d SharDna Life Sciences   (Italy)

^e Sez Microbiologia Medica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN; MINC PROTEIN; MIND PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; PROTEIN DIVIVA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GENE; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MATURATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIVIVA GENE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MINC GENE; MIND GENE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33846922483     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01168-06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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