title: Cell cycle: once out, never in again.
abstract: A recent study shows that prolonged inhibition of bacterial cell division causes a block of DNA replication, which is followed by an irreversible cell cycle arrest. The finding indicates a tight coupling between cell division and DNA replication in bacteria.
authors.affiliation: LOEWE Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Philipps University Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany. Electronic address: kristina.jonas@synmikro.uni-marburg.de.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jonas
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics*; D002455:Cell Division; D004261:DNA Replication; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics*