Cell shape dynamics in Escherichia coli

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 251-264

  Reshes, Galina ^a   Vanounou, Sharon ^a   Fishov, Itzhak ^a   Feingold, Mario ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR SIZE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 37749034605     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.104398     Document Type: Article

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