Localization of RecA in Escherichia coli K-12 using RecA-GFP

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1074-1085

  Renzette, Nicholas ^a   Gumlaw, Nathan ^a   Nordman, Jared T ^a,b   Krieger, Marlee ^a   Yeh, Su Ping ^a   Long, Edward ^a   Centore, Richard ^a   Boonsombat, Ruethairat ^a   Sandler, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MUTATION; REC A RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 23744466646     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04755.x     Document Type: Article

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