Control of recombination rate during transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae: An overview

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-242

  Mortier Barriere, Isabelle ^a   Humbert, Odile ^b   Martin, Bernard ^a   Prudhomme, Marc ^a   Claverys, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UMR   (France)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BASE MISPAIRING; EVOLUTION; GENE CASSETTE; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MOSAICISM; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030837564     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1997.3.233     Document Type: Article

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