The Helicobacter pylori genome is modified at CATG by the product of hpyIM

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 6807-6815

  Xu, Qing ^a   Peek Jr , Richard M ^a   Miller, Geraldine G ^a   Blaser, Martin J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENOME; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0030687591     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.21.6807-6815.1997     Document Type: Article

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