Bacterial conjugation: A two-step mechanism for DNA transport

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-8

  Llosa, Matxalen ^a   Gomis Rüth, F Xavier ^a   Coll, Miquel ^a   De la Cruz, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; DNA ROLLING CIRCLE REPLICATION SYSTEM PROTEIN; RELAXASE; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM PILUS; BARTONELLA; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; BRUCELLA; CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CYTOPLASM; DNA REPLICATION; DNA TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SHORT SURVEY; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BORDETELLA; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; BRUCELLA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0036047412     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.03014.x     Document Type: Article

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