Repetitive sequences found in the chromosome of the myxobacterium Nannocystis exedens are similar to msDNA: A possible retrotransposition event in bacteria

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 813-823

  Lampson, Bert C ^a,b   Rice, Scott A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Energy BioSystems Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACHROMOSOMAL DNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; MYXOCOCCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCALES; NANNOCYSTIS EXEDENS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031015571     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2671627.x     Document Type: Article

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