Prophages in marine bacteria: Dangerous molecular time bombs or the key to survival in the seas?

ISME Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 579-589

  Paul, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene transfer agents; Marine bacteria; Microbial genomes; Prophages; Repressors

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER; VIRUS PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYSOGENIZATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPHAGE; REVIEW; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, VIRAL; LYSOGENY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PROPHAGES; SEAWATER; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 44849088966     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2008.35     Document Type: Review

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