Discontinuity and limited linkage in the homologous recombination system of a hyperthermophilic archaeon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 4660-4668

  Grogan, Dennis W ^a   Rockwood, Jananie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CONJUGATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENOME; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HYPERTHERMOPHILIC ARCHAEON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE;

ARCHAEA; SULFOLOBUS; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS;

GENOTYPE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS;

EID: 77956498667     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00447-10     Document Type: Article

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