Effects of replication termination mutants on chromosome partitioning in Bacillus subtilis.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Lemon, Katherine P.; Kurtser, Iren
- Source
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 01/02/2001, Vol. 98 Issue 1, p212. 6p. 3 Color Photographs, 4 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 3 Graphs.
- Subject
- *CHROMOSOME replication
*BACILLUS subtilis genetics
*ANUCLEATE cells
*DIMERS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0027-8424
Examines the contribution of the replication termination system to accurate chromosome partitioning in Bacillus subtilis. Impact of termination replication protein on anucleate cell production; Increase in chromosome dimer formation in the absence of replication termination systems; Influence of the spoIIIE gene on the recombinase system.