The min system and nucleoid occlusion are not required for identifying the division site in bacillus subtilis but ensure its efficient utilization

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Rodrigues, Christopher D A ^a,b   Harry, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MIN PROTEIN; NOC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL KINETICS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MIN SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOID OCCLUSION; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; CELL DIVISION; CELLULAR STRUCTURES; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS;

EID: 84859230735     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002561     Document Type: Article

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