Campylobacter fetus sap inversion occurs in the absence of RecA function

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 5663-5667

  Ray, K C ^a   Tu, Z C ^a   Grogono Thomas, R ^a   Newell, D G ^a   Thompson, S A ^a   Blaser, M J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; DNA DAMAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; INVERSION (GENETICS); METHYL METHANESULFONATE; MUTAGENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; REC A PROTEIN; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SHEEP; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS;

EID: 0033796618     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.10.5663-5667.2000     Document Type: Article

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