Characteristics of Helicobacter pylori natural transformation

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 275-280

  Israel, Dawn A ^a   Lou, Angela S ^a   Blaser, Martin J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Helicobacter pylori; Natural transformation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER BILIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER BILIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0034607641     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(00)00156-7     Document Type: Editorial

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