Stage-specific fluorescence intensity of GFP and mCherry during sporulation in Bacillus Subtilis

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Doherty, Geoff P ^a   Bailey, Kirra ^a   Lewis, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 78149343162     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-303     Document Type: Article

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