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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marc Joyeux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
DNA
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/7/204