Analysis of nucleotide methylation in DNA from Corynebacterium glutamicum and related species

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 309-315

  Jang, Ki Hyo ^a   Chambers, Paul J ^a   Britz, Margaret L ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cornybacterium glutamicum; High pressure liquid chromatography; Methyltransferase; Modification; Restriction; Transformation

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA RESTRICTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029865398     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00029-8     Document Type: Article

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