TraY and integration host factor oriT binding sites and F conjugal transfer: Sequence variations, but not altered spacing, are tolerated

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3813-3823

  Williams, Sarah L ^a   Schildbach, Joel F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BASE SEQUENCE; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; INTEGRATION HOST FACTORS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; REPLICATION ORIGIN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34248341704     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01783-06     Document Type: Article

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