The ripX locus of Bacillus subtilis encodes a site-specific recombinase involved in proper chromosome partitioning

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 6053-6062

  Sciochetti, Stephen A ^a   Piggot, Patrick J ^a   Sherratt, David J ^b   Blakely, Garry ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RECOMBINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GERMINATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032841657     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.19.6053-6062.1999     Document Type: Article

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