The RuvABC proteins and Holliday junction processing in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1237-1241

  West, Stephen C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; RESOLVASE;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029911566     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.5.1237-1241.1996     Document Type: Article

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