Plasmid segregation: Birds of a feather try not to flock together

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1117-1174

  Anand, Syam P ^a   Khan, Saleem A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PARTITIONING PROTEIN; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS DNA;

CELL DIVISION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCATION; GENE NUMBER; NOTE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE P1; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; VIROLOGY;

AVES;

BACTERIOPHAGE P1; CELL DIVISION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, VIRAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMIDS;

EID: 77749270523     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01551-09     Document Type: Note

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