Condensation of the forespore nucleoid early in sporulation of Bacillus species.

doi:10.1128/jb.173.19.6270-6278.1991

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Condensation of the forespore nucleoid early in sporulation of Bacillus species.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Oct 1991

Setlow B, Magill N, Febbroriello P, Nakhimovsky L, Koppel D E, Setlow P

Abstract excerpt

Fluorescence microscopic examination coupled with digital videoimage analysis of 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole-stained sporulating cells of Bacillus megaterium or Bacillus subtilis revealed a striking condensation of the forespore nucleoid. While both mother cell and forespore compartments had eq...

Topics

Bacillus megaterium
Bacillus subtilis
Bacterial Proteins
Cell Division
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Mutation
Sigma Factor
Spores, Bacterial
Transcription Factors

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