Unveiling unusual features of formation of septal partition and constriction in mycobacteria-an ultrastructural study

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 702-707

  Vijay, Srinivasan ^a   Anand, Deepak ^a   Ajitkumar, Parthasarathi ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVELOPE PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SEPTAL CONSTRICTION; MYCOBACTERIUM SEPTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPROTROPH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPI;

EID: 84855982189     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.06184-11     Document Type: Article

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