Prophage λ induces terminal recombination in Escherichia coli by inhibiting chromosome dimer resolution: An orientation-dependent cis-effect lending support to bipolarization of the terminus

Genetics

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-48

  Corre, Jacqueline ^a   Patte, Josette ^a   Louarn, Jean Michel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVITY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE DELETION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0033977312     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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