The IncP plasmid-encoded cell envelope-associated DNA transfer complex increases cell permeability

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 5195-5202

  Daugelavičius, Rimantas ^a,b   Bamford, Jaana K H ^a   Grahn, A Marika ^a   Lanka, Erich ^c   Bamford, Dennis H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BASE PAIRING; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DNA REPLICATION; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSLOCATION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030809246     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.16.5195-5202.1997     Document Type: Article

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