Rotate into shape: MreB and bacterial morphogenesis

EMBO Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 4856-4857

  Van Teeffelen, Sven ^a   Gitai, Zemer ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MREB PROTEIN; TEICHOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL SHAPE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; SYNTHESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL WALL; POLYSACCHARIDES; TEICHOIC ACIDS;

EID: 83455213569     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.430     Document Type: Article

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