Failsafe mechanisms couple division and DNA replication in bacteria

Current Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 2149-2155

  Arjes, Heidi A ^a   Kriel, Allison ^b,e   Sorto, Nohemy A ^c   Shaw, Jared T ^c   Wang, Jue D ^b,d   Levin, Petra Anne ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL DIVISION; DNA REPLICATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL DIVISION; DNA REPLICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84908163213     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: 18790445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.07.055     Document Type: Article

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