Polarity and the diversity of growth mechanisms in bacteria

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 790-798

  Brown, Pamela J B ^a   Kysela, David T ^a   Brun, Yves V ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell elongation; DivIVA; Peptidoglycan; Polar growth

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACILLUS (ROD SHAPED BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; BRUCELLACEAE; CAULOBACTER; CAULOBACTERALES; CELL ELONGATION; CELL POLARITY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; HIRSCHIA; HYPHOMICROBIUM; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANTOMYCETES; POLAR GROWTH; REVIEW; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIALES; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 81955161171     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2011.06.006     Document Type: Review

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