The extent of migration of the holliday junction is a crucial factor for gene conversion in Rhizobium etli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 4987-4995

  Castellanos, Mildred ^a   Romero, David ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; KANAMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; SPECTINOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONVERSION; GENE MUTATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADA GENE; RECG GENE; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RUVB GENE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, CRUCIFORM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE CONVERSION; MODELS, GENETIC; RHIZOBIUM ETLI;

RHIZOBIUM ETLI;

EID: 67749093021     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00111-09     Document Type: Article

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