UvrD-dependent replication of rolling-circle plasmids in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 204-210

  Bruand, Claude ^a   Ehrlich, S Dusko ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELICASE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; REPLICATION ORIGIN;

EID: 0033958431     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01700.x     Document Type: Article

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