Replication terminus for DNA polymerase I during initiation of pAMβ1 replication: Role of the plasmid-encoded resolution system

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 525-535

  Janniere L ^a   Bidnenko, V ^a   McGovern, S ^a   Ehrlich, S D ^a   Petit, M A ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE BETA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031018157     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.d01-1874.x     Document Type: Article

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