DNA topological change in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi exposed to low temperature

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-36

  Marguet, Evelyne ^a   Zivanovic, Yvan ^a   Forterre, Patrick ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Archaebacteria; Cold shock; DNA supercoiling; DNA topoisomerases; DNA topology; Hyperthermophile; Plasmid supercoiling; Reverse gyrase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PLASMID DNA;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DNA SUPERCOILING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI;

EID: 0030586777     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00238-8     Document Type: Article

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