Regulation of replication of λ phage and λ plasmid DNAs at low temperature

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 258, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 494-502

  Gabig, M ^a   Obuchowski, M ^a   Srutkowska, S ^a   Wegrzyn, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

phage replication; plasmid replication; Bacteriophage development; CII activator; Cold shock

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE MAPPING; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, VIRAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LYSOGENY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TEMPERATURE; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031825575     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050760     Document Type: Article

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