L-form bacteria, cell walls and the origins of life

Open Biology

Volumn 3, Issue JAN, 2013, Pages

  Errington, Jeff ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; L forms; Lipid vesicles; Origin of life; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM; BIOGENESIS; CELL WALL; CLASSIFICATION; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PROTOPLAST; REVIEW;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA; BIOGENESIS; CELL WALL; L FORMS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84874762447     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20462441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsob.120143     Document Type: Article

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