Chromosomal marker exchange in the thermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius: Physiological and cellular aspects

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1649-1657

  Ghané, Farnaz ^a   Grogan, Dennis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaea; Cellular mechanism; Conjugation; Genetic exchange; Geothermal environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CHROMOSOME MARKER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE CHEMOLITHOTROPHIC AND METHANE PRODUCING BACTERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOFERAX VOLCANII; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS;

EID: 0031801837     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-6-1649     Document Type: Article

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