Regulatory circuits for plasmid survival

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 194-200

  Bingle, Lewis E H ^a   Thomas, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA;

AUTOREGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PLASMID; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; VIRUS REPLICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035066666     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00188-0     Document Type: Review

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