title: DNA segregation: putting chromosomes in their place.
abstract: Recent studies provide evidence that bacterial chromosomes are replicated by an enzyme factory, the replisome, located at a fixed position at the center of the cell; the fixed replisome could be a major factor in determining chromosome order in the cell, and may provide the force that drives chromosome segregation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University Health Science Campus, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics; D002455:Cell Division / Q000235:genetics; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000502:physiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial