Expression of recA in Deinococcus radiodurans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 130-135

  Carroll, J David ^a   Daly, Michael J ^a   Minton, Kenneth W ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 0030026301     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.1.130-135.1996     Document Type: Article

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