Chromosomal replication incompatibility in Dam methyltransferase deficient Escherichia coli cells

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 5999-6008

  Løbner Olesen, Anders ^a,b   Von Freiesleben, Ulrik ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome replication; Dam methylation; E.coli; Initiation cascade; Minichromosomes

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHYLATION; MINICHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029989865     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00986.x     Document Type: Article

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