Separation of Different Conformations of Plant Mitochondrial DNA Molecules by Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 219-229

  Scissum Gunn, Karyn D ^a,b   Gandhi, Medha ^a   Backert, Steffen ^a,c   Nielsen, Brent L ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Field inversion gel electrophoresis; Genome structure; Plant mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0542399646     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007512108373     Document Type: Review

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