Characterization of the DNA replication module of bacteriophage A2 and use of its origin of replication as a defense against infection during milk fermentation by Lactobacillus casei

Virology

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 101-111

  Moscoso, Miriam ^a   Suárez, Juan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; DNA PRIMASE; HELICASE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DNA HELIX; DNA REPLICATION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; FERMENTATION; INFECTION; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; POSIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0342323852     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/viro.2000.0382     Document Type: Article

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