Maintenance of species identity and controlling speciation of bacteria: A new function for restriction/modification systems?

Gene

Volumn 317, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 13-16

  Jeltsch, Albert ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial evolution; DNA methyltransferase; DNA uptake; Restriction endonuclease

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

BACTERIAL GENE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC ISOLATION BY DISTANCE; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HOST CELL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0242353167     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(03)00652-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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