DNA circle formation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: A possible intermediate in diverse genomic recombination processes

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 264, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 691-701

  Barten, R ^a   Meyer, T F ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antigenic variation; DNA circles; Gene amplification; Horizontal exchange; Non reciprocal gene conversion

Indexed keywords

CESIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIRCULAR DNA; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; EXONUCLEASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHROMOSOME HIGH RESOLUTION BANDING ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MARKER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CONVERSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIS CATUS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0035140846     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380000356     Document Type: Article

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