Bacterial DNA methylation: A cell cycle regulator?

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 5135-5139

  Reisenauer, Ann ^a,b   Kahng, Lyn Sue ^b   Mccollum, Susan ^b   Shapiro, Lucy ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032859656     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.17.5135-5139.1999     Document Type: Short Survey

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