The role of the T-pilus in horizontal gene transfer and tumorigenesis

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 643-648

  Kado, Clarence I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CARCINOGENESIS; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA TRANSFER; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; REVIEW;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033647310     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00154-5     Document Type: Review

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