Bacterial subcellular architecture: Recent advances and future prospects

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1135-1150

  Lewis, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CELL PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIUM; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIA; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 9744252288     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04343.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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