Distinctive features of homologous recombination in an 'old' microorganism, Lactococcus lactis

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 131-139

  Quiberoni, Andrea ^a   Rezaïki, Lahcen ^a   Karoui, Meriem El ^a   Biswas, Indranil ^a   Tailliez, Patrick ^a   Gruss, Alexandra ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Chi; Double strand DNA break repair; Evolution; Exonuclease; Helicase; RecBCD; RexAB

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; EXONUCLEASE; HELICASE;

BIODIVERSITY; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0035103540     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(01)01183-4     Document Type: Review

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