Unsuspected prophage-like elements in Salmonella typhimurium

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 161-173

  Figueroa Bossi, Nara ^a   Coissac, Eric ^b   Netter, Pierre ^b   Bossi, Lionello ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030876046     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.4451807.x     Document Type: Article

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