Transduction-like gene transfer in the methanogen methanococcus voltae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2992-3002

  Bertani, Giuseppe ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; COBALAMIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA FRAGMENT; HISTIDINE; PURINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ANIMALIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0032933508     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.10.2992-3002.1999     Document Type: Article

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