The phage-related chromosomal islands of Gram-positive bacteria

Nature Reviews Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 541-551

  Novick, Richard P ^a   Christie, Gail E ^b   Penadés, Jose R ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUPERANTIGEN;

BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIOPHAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPLICATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIOPHAGES; GENOMIC ISLANDS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; PROPHAGES; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77953478153     PISSN: 17401526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2393     Document Type: Review

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