Recombination is essential for viability of an Escherichia coli dam (DNA adenine methyltransferase) mutant

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 463-468

  Marinus, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA ADENINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE PAIR MISMATCH; CROSSES, GENETIC; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPAIR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE V; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MUTATION; REC A RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC); SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS);

EID: 0033988907     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.2.463-468.2000     Document Type: Article

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