Genome analysis of Bacteroides by pulsed-fleld gel electrophoresis: Chromosome sizes and restriction patterns

DNA Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-25

  Shaheduzzaman, Syed Mohammed ^a   Akimoto, Shigeru ^a   Kuwahara, Tomomi ^a   Kinouchi, Takemi ^a   Ohnishi, Yoshinari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteroides species; Genome size; PFGE; Phylogenetic relationship; Restriction pattern

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE ASCI; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I CEUI; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I-CEUI; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE NOTI; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTEROIDES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BACTEROIDES; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 0031588581     PISSN: 13402838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/dnares/4.1.19     Document Type: Article

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