Characterization of a DNA polymerase from the uncultivated psychrophilic archaeon Cenarchaeum symbiosum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 7803-7811

  Schleper, Christa ^a   Swanson, Ronald V ^b   Mathur, Eric J ^b   Delong, Edward F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DIVERSA CORPORATION   (United States)

^c MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THERMOSTABILITY;

ARCHAEA; CENARCHAEUM SYMBIOSUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PYRODICTIUM OCCULTUM; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS;

EID: 0030865449     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.24.7803-7811.1997     Document Type: Article

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