The Escherichia coli divisome: Born to divide

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3169-3182

  Natale, Paolo ^a   Pazos, Manuel ^a   Vicente, Miguel ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN, BACTERIA; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

EID: 84888864453     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12227     Document Type: Short Survey

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