The bacterial cytoskeleton: More than twisted filaments

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 125-133

  Pilhofer, Martin ^a   Jensen, Grant J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84873740594     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: 18790410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2012.10.019     Document Type: Review

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