Direct imaging of the circular chromosome in a live bacterium

Although the physical properties of chromosomes, including their morphology, mechanics, and dynamics are crucial for their biological function, many basic questions remain unresolved. Here we directly image the circular chromosome in live E. coli with a broadened cell shape. We find that it exhibits...

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Autores principales: Wu, Fabai, Japaridze, Aleksandre, Zheng, Xuan, Wiktor, Jakub, Kerssemakers, Jacob W. J., Dekker, Cees
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6522522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31097704
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10221-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6522522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31097704
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10221-0

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