DNA exchange and insertional inactivation in spirochetes

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 433-442

  Tilly, K ^a   Elias, A F ^a   Bono, J L ^a   Stewart, P ^a   Rosa, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; COUMAMYCIN; KANAMYCIN;

BACILLUS PHAGE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM TRANSDUCTION; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA INFECTION; BRACHYSPIRA; CELL DENSITY; CELL SURFACE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA TRANSPOSITION; ELECTROPORATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC MANIPULATION; NONHUMAN; SPIROCHETE; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

ANIMALS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; SPIROCHAETALES; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0033758927     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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