Mismatch repair and the regulation of phase variation in Neisseria meningitidis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 645-655

  Richardson, A R ^a   Stojiljkovic, I ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; MUTATION RATE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ALLELES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE PAIR MISMATCH; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; MUTS DNA MISMATCH-BINDING PROTEIN; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC); VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034997722     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02408.x     Document Type: Article

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