dc.contributor.author |
Mansour, Dalia Abed El Hadi |
dc.date.accessioned |
2012-06-13T07:08:53Z |
dc.date.available |
2012-06-13T07:08:53Z |
dc.date.issued |
2005 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10938/6889 |
dc.description |
Thesis (M.S.)--American University of Beirut, Department of Biology, 2005.;"Advisor: Dr. Medhat Khattar, Assistant Professor, Biology.--Member of Committee: Dr. Rabih Talhouk, Professor, Biology.--Member of Committee: Dr. Marwan El Sabban, Associate Profe |
dc.description |
Bibliography : leaves 49-61. |
dc.description.abstract |
The normal rod shape of Escherichia coli is maintained by Penicillin-Binding Protein 2 (PBP2), the product of pbpA. Upon inactivation of pbpA, the rod shape is lost in favour of spherical morphology. The resulting spherical cells lose their abil ity to di |
dc.format.extent |
xiv, 61 leaves : ill. 30 cm. |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.relation.ispartof |
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects |
dc.subject.classification |
T:004648 AUBNO |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Escherichia coli |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Cell division |
dc.title |
Overexpression of FTSA and FTSZ is sufficient for the transition of Escherichia Coli from a rod to a sphere a key role for FTSW - by Dalia Abed El Hadi Mansour |
dc.type |
Thesis |
dc.contributor.department |
American University of Beirut. Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Department of Biology |