The dynamics of pAL2-1 homologous linear plasmids in Podospora anserina

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 258, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 521-529

  Van Der Gaag, M ^a   Debets, A J M ^a   Osiewacz, H D ^b   Hoekstra, R F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Horizontal transfer; Linear plasmids; Podospora anserina; Vegetative compatibility; Vertical transfer

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; DYNAMICS; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE TRANSFER; NATURAL POPULATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SENESCENCE;

ASCOMYCOTA; DNA, FUNGAL; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; PLASMIDS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031852739     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050763     Document Type: Article

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