An alkB gene homolog is differentially transcribed during the Caulobacter crescentus cell cycle

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3139-3145

  Colombi, Débora ^a   Gomes, Suely Lopes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE; DNA REPLICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ADA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030922621     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.10.3139-3145.1997     Document Type: Article

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