Characterization of the recD gene of Neisseria gonorrhoeae MS11 and the effect of recD inactivation on pilin variation and DNA transformation

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 389-400

  Chaussee, Michael S ^a   Wilson, Jeanne ^a   Hill, Stuart A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA transformation; Neisseria; Pilin variation; recD

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONVERSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 0033022756     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-2-389     Document Type: Article

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