Bacterial Hha-like proteins facilitate incorporation of horizontally transferred DNA

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 879-886

  Paytubi, Sonia ^a   García, Jesús ^b   Juárez, Antonio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE FOR BIOENGINEERING OF CATALONIA IBEC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enterobacteria; H NS; HGT DNA; Hha; Plasmid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 81755165774     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-011-0071-3     Document Type: Review

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