Comparative analysis of the genomic DNA terminal regions of the lactococcal bacteriophages from species c2

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 573-583

  Perrin, R ^a,b   Billard, P ^a,c   Branlant, C ^a  

^a Biopôle de l Université de Lorraine   (France)

^b Laboratoire SOREDAB   (France)

^c Centre des Sciences de l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Cohesive ends; Lactococcus lactis; Primer extension analysis; R sites

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENOME; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

EID: 0030847474     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)88081-3     Document Type: Article

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