Identification and characterization of a novel allele of Escherichia coli dnaB helicase that compromises the stability of plasmid P1

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1227-1237

  Slavcev, Roderick A ^a   Funnell, Barbara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICASE; LEUCINE; SERINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE P1; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNAB GENE; DNAB277 GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ALLELES; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIOPHAGE P1; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNAB HELICASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; F FACTOR; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, ESSENTIAL; MUTATION; PLASMIDS;

EID: 14544281027     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.4.1227-1237.2005     Document Type: Article

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