A method for isolation of plasmid DNA replication intermediates from unsynchronized bacterial cultures for electron microscopy analysis

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 233-240

  Śrutkowska, Sylwia ^a   Konopa, Grazyna ^a   Wȩgrzyn, Grzegorz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

DNA electron microscpy; Plasmid DNA; Replication intermediates

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; DNA REPLICATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID;

CELL CYCLE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLASMIDS;

EID: 0031615465     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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