Visualizing genetic loci and molecular machines in living bacteria

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 749-753

  Wang, Xindan ^a   Reyes Lamothe, Rodrigo ^a   Sheratt, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterium; Chromosome; Epifluorescence; Genetic locus; Green fluorescent protein (GFP); Microscopy

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN; REAGENT;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM; CELL CYCLE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA METABOLISM; GENE LOCUS; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 49349088193     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0360749     Document Type: Review

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