Analysis of linear plasmid dimers in Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates: Implications concerning the potential mechanism of linear plasmid replication

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3357-3361

  Marconi, Richard T ^a   Casjens, Sherwood ^b   Munderloh, Ulrike G ^c   Samuels, D Scott ^d,e  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DIMER; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DNA PROBE; DNA REPLICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0029891719     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.11.3357-3361.1996     Document Type: Article

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