The CcrM DNA methyltransferase is widespread in the alpha subdivision of proteobacteria, and its essential functions are conserved in Rhizobium meliloti and Caulobacter crescentus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 5869-5877

  Wright, Rachel ^c   Stephens, Craig ^a,c   Shapiro, Lucy ^b,c  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL VIABILITY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0030931867     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.18.5869-5877.1997     Document Type: Article

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