Elasticity and biochemistry of growth relate replication rate to cell length and cross-link density in rod-shaped bacteria

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2607-2611

  Belgrave, Akeisha M T ^a   Wolgemuth, Charles W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL GROWTH; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; DNA REPLICATION; ELASTICITY; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CELL GROWTH PROCESSES; CELL WALL; DNA REPLICATION; ELASTICITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84879248645     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.04.028     Document Type: Article

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