Genetic competence in Helicobacter pylori: Mechanisms and biological implications

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 487-491

  Hofreuter, Dirk ^a   Odenbreit, Stefan ^a   Püls, Jürgen ^a   Schwan, Dorothee ^a   Haas, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA transfer system; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA TRANSFER; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0033852290     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(00)00164-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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