Exchange of genetic markers at extremely high temperatures in the archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3207-3211

  Grogan, Dennis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; BACTERIUM COLONY; CHROMOSOME MARKER; COLONY FORMATION; DNA REPAIR; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GRAM NEGATIVE CHEMOLITHOTROPHIC AND METHANE PRODUCING BACTERIA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029895213     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.11.3207-3211.1996     Document Type: Article

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