Spontaneous zygogenesis (Z-mating) in mecillinam-rounded bacteria

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 565-574

  Gratia, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacterial cell clustering; Complete zygote formation; Escherichia coli; Mecillinam; Serratia marcescens; Syncytium like bacterial cells

Indexed keywords

MECILLINAM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEGREGATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GIANT CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ROD; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; ZYGOTE;

AMDINOCILLIN; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DIPLOIDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SERRATIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 36849019523     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-007-0277-y     Document Type: Article

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