Non-random fragmentation of ribosomal RNA in Helicobacter pylori during conversion to the coccoid form

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 217-224

  Monstein, Hans Jürg ^a   Tiveljung, Annika ^a   Jonasson, Jon ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacterial primer extension; Coccoid Helicobacter pylori; Fragmented 16S rRNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL SHAPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S;

EID: 0031757605     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(98)00092-3     Document Type: Article

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