Hypermutability and homeologous recombination: Ingredients for rapid evolution

Bulletin de l'Institut Pasteur

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-106

  Cebula, T A ^a   LeClerc, J E ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BIODIVERSITY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

EID: 0030787767     PISSN: 00202452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-2452(97)83917-6     Document Type: Review

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