A RecG-independent nonconservative branch migration mechanism in Escherichia coli recombination

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 7199-7205

  Friedman Ohana, Rachel ^a   Karunker, Iris ^a   Cohen, Amikam ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA RECOMBINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032748031     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.23.7199-7205.1999     Document Type: Article

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