Observation of polyphosphate bodies and DNA during the cell division cycle of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942

Plant Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 258-263

  Seki, Y ^a   Nitta, K ^b   Kaneko, Y ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUJIFILM CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Electron microscopy; Hoechst 33342; Neisser staining

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CYTOPLASM; DNA; MEMBRANE; PHOSPHATASE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 7942;

BACTERIAL DNA; POLYPHOSPHATE;

CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

CELL DIVISION; DNA, BACTERIAL; POLYPHOSPHATES; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 84890967870     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12008     Document Type: Article

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