Dynamic bacterial genome organization

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 241-248

  Kolstø, Anne Brit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; GENE REPLICATION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPLICON; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030993173     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3501715.x     Document Type: Review

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