How much cytoplasm can a bacterial genome control?

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 147-150

  Trevors, J T ^a   Masson, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cell size; Celldivision; Cytoplasm; Energetics; Evolution; Genome; Metabolism; Syntheticmicrobiology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL ENERGY; CELL LOSS; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; DNA REPLICATION; ENERGY COST; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME SIZE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMS BY ENERGY SOURCE; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CYTOPLASM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650217581     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.11.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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