Amplification of mutator cells in a population as a result of horizontal transfer

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 3737-3741

  Funchain, P ^a   Yeung, A ^a   Stewart, J ^a   Clendenin, W M ^a   Miller, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CELL MUTANT; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; MATING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

BASE PAIR MISMATCH; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; CROSSES, GENETIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; PHENOTYPE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0034986509     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.12.3737-3741.2001     Document Type: Article

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