Non-random segregation of sister chromosomes in Escherichia coli

Nature

Volumn 455, Issue 7217, 2008, Pages 1248-1250

  White, Martin A ^a   Eykelenboom, John K ^a   Lopez Vernaza, Manuel A ^a   Wilson, Emily ^a   Leach, David R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; CHROMOSOME; DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 55249102934     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07282     Document Type: Article

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