Polynucleotide phosphorylase of Escherichia coli is required for the establishment of bacteriophage P4 immunity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 5513-5521

  Piazza, Flavia ^a,b   Zappone, Massimo ^a   Sana, Massimiliano ^a   Briani, Federica ^a   Dehó, Gianni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROCESSING; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0029787968     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.18.5513-5521.1996     Document Type: Article

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