Preferential Localization of the Bacterial Nucleoid
Prokaryotes do not make use of a nucleus membrane to segregate their genetic material from the cytoplasm, so that their nucleoid is potentially free to explore the whole volume of the cell. Nonetheless, high resolution images of bacteria with very compact nucleoids show that such spherical nucleoids...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-07-01
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Series: | Microorganisms |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/7/204 |