Bacteriophage-like particles associated with the gene transfer agent of Methanococcus voltae PS

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3305-3308

  Eiserling, F ^a   Pushkin, A ^a   Gingery, M ^a   Bertani, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032705326     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-80-12-3305     Document Type: Article

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