Recombination in mycobacteria

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-211

  McFadden, Johnjoe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; REVIEW;

BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029744069     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.6271345.x     Document Type: Review

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