Characterisation, genome size and genetic manipulation of the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum So ce56

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 484-492

  Pradella, Silke ^a   Hans, Astrid ^a   Spröer, Cathrin ^b   Reichenbach, Hans ^a   Gerth, Klaus ^a   Beyer, Stefan ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Chivosazole; Etnangien; Genome size; Polyangium (Sorangium) cellulosum; Polyketide; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Triparental mating

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHIVOSAZOLE; ETNANGIEN; POLYKETIDE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHIVOSAZOL A; MACROLIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOME SIZE; GENOTYPE; INOCULATION; MATING; METABOLITE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SORANGIUM CELLULOSUM; TRIPARENTAL MATING; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCALES; POLYANGIUM CELLULOSUM; PROKARYOTA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MACROLIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYXOCOCCALES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0036430096     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-002-0479-2     Document Type: Article

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