Recombinational error and deletion formation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: A role for RecJ in the production of pilEL deletions

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 266, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 962-972

  Hill, S ^a   Grant, C ^b,c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deletions; pilE Recombination; RecJ; Repeats

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PILIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC STABILITY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 0035718005     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-001-0618-5     Document Type: Article

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