Elements in the co-evolution of relaxases and their origins of transfer

Plasmid

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-118

  Parker, Christopher ^a   Becker, Eric ^a   Zhang, Xiaolin ^a   Jandle, Sarah ^a   Meyer, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Mobilization; Origin of transfer; Plasmid; Relaxase

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC CODE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 14544299224     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2004.12.007     Document Type: Review

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