Odyssey of Agrobacterium T-DNA

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 623-635

  Ziemienowicz, Alicja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; DNA transfer; T DNA; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM; VIRULENCE;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMOTAXIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; PLANTS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RHIZOBIUM; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035752268     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2001_3897     Document Type: Review

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