Replication terminator protein-based replication fork-arrest systems in various Bacillus species

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 3360-3367

  Griffiths, A A ^a   Andersen, P A ^a   Wake, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; REPLICATION TERMINATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DNA BINDING; DNA REPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REGULATOR GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS MOJAVENSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS VALLISMORTIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031779299     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.13.3360-3367.1998     Document Type: Article

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