A 'clockwork' mechanism controls cell division in bacteria (IMAGE)

University of Basel

A 'clockwork' mechanism controls cell division in bacteria

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The signaling molecule c-di-GMP controls cell division in Caulobacter crescentus.

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(Image: University of Basel, Swiss Nanoscience Institute/Biozentrum)

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