Topology-dependent transcription in linear and circular plasmids of the segmented genome of Borrelia burgdorferi

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 443-453

  Beaurepaire, Cécile ^a,b   Chaconas, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DNA, CIRCULAR; GENOME, BACTERIAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI;

EID: 33846065965     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05533.x     Document Type: Article

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