Genetic evidence of a coupling role for the TraG protein family in bacterial conjugation

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 254, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 400-406

  Cabezn E ^a   Ignacio Sastre, J ^a   De La Cruz, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

IncW plasmid; Plasmid CloDF13; Plasmid mobilization; R388; TraG; TrwB

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCIN PLASMIDS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PILI, SEX; PLASMIDS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 2442483942     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050432     Document Type: Article

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