Channeling phage DNA through membranes: From in vivo to in vitro

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 283-287

  Letellier, Lucienne ^a   Boulanger, Pascale ^a   De Frutos, Marta ^b   Jacquot, Pierre ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; DNA compaction; Escherichia coli; Liposomes; Membranes; Pressure

Indexed keywords

DNA; POLYMER;

BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIOPHAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOME; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS CAPSID;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0038054290     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(03)00072-X     Document Type: Review

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