A broadening view of recombinational DNA repair in bacteria

Genes to Cells

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-78

  Cox, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIAL GENE; DNA METABOLISM; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031829701     PISSN: 13569597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2443.1998.00175.x     Document Type: Review

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