Divergence of Streptococcus thermophilus strains determined by DNA-DNA hybridization

Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 448-451

  Lysenko, A M ^a   Karpushina, S G ^b   Sukhodolets, V V ^b  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^b STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND SELECTION OF INDUSTRIAL MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

DNA homology; DNA renaturation in solution; Horizontal gene transfer; Thermophilic streptococci

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944490451     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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