Natural transformation of an engineered helicobacter pylori strain deficient in type II restriction endonucleases

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 3407-3416

  Zhang, Xue Song ^a   Blaser, Martin J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APHA GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CAT GENE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GENE CASSETTE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACB GENE; WILD TYPE;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA REPAIR; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 84864023960     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00113-12     Document Type: Article

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