Site-specific recombination of temperate Myxococcus xanthus phage Mx8: Regulation of integrase activity by reversible, covalent modification

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 4062-4070

  Magrini, Vincent ^a   Storms, Michael L ^a   Youderian, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MODIFICATION; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 0033034447     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.13.4062-4070.1999     Document Type: Article

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