Signals of growth regulation in bacteria

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 667-673

  Hayes, Christopher S ^a   Low, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; TOXIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; CONTACT INHIBITION; GROWTH REGULATION; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; METABOLIC INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL CYCLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 71549121949     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2009.09.006     Document Type: Review

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