Loss of topological relationships in a Pleurocapsalean cyanobacterium (Chroococcidiopsis sp.) with partially inactivated ftsZ

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-238

  Billi, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell division; Chroococcidiopsis; FtsZ; Pleurocapsales

Indexed keywords

CHROOCOCCIDIOPSIS; PLEUROCAPSALES;

EID: 77951837602     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178322     Document Type: Article

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