The Min system as a general cell - geometry detection mechanism : branch lengths in 1 Y - shaped E . coli affect Min oscillation patterns and division dynamics
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1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine 8 and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202. 2 Department of Molecular Biology, 9 Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 10 11 12 * Corresponding author. 13 Phone: (701) 777-2624 14 Fax: (701) 777-2054 15 e-mail: [email protected] 16 17 Running Title: Min oscillations in misshapen E. coli 18 19 Abbreviations: PBP, penicillin binding protein. 20
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