Conversion of a linear to a circular plasmid in the relapsing fever agent Borrelia hermsii

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 793-800

  Ferdows, Mehdi S ^a   Serwer, Philip ^a   Griess, Gary A ^a   Norris, Steven J ^b   Barbour, Alan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTION; DNA REPLICATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPLICON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA ANSERINA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA HERMSII; BORRELIA TURICATAE;

EID: 0030060912     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.793-800.1996     Document Type: Article

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