Phase variation in the phage growth limitation system of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 4558-4563

  Sumby, Paul ^a,b   Smith, Margaret C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; GUANINE; POLYGUANINE; SITE SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE SPECIFIC); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE RESISTANCE; GENE ACTIVITY; GROWTH CURVE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PGLS GENE; PGLX GENE; PHAGE GROWTH LIMITATION SYSTEM; PHASE VARIATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; TEMPERATE BACTERIOPHAGE PHIC31;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOPHAGES; CARRIER PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLAQUE ASSAY; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC); STREPTOMYCES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0038105036     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.15.4558-4563.2003     Document Type: Article

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