Critical role of RecN in recombinational DNA repair and survival of Helicobacter pylori

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 153-160

  Wang, Ge ^a   Maier, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; KANAMYCIN; RECN PROTEIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME INSERTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA TRANSFER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENES, BACTERIAL; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUTATION; STOMACH; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 37749034749     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00791-07     Document Type: Article

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