HIP1 propagates in cyanobacterial DNA via nucleotide substitutions but promotes excision at similar frequencies in Escherichia coli and Synechococcus PCC 7942

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 181-189

  Robinson, Pamela J ^a   Cranenburgh, Rocky M ^a   Head, Ian M ^a   Robinson, Nigel J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALINDROMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 7942;

EID: 0030942832     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3391695.x     Document Type: Article

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