One for all or all for one: Heterogeneous expression and host cell lysis are key to gene transfer agent activity in Rhodobacter capsulatus

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Fogg, Paul C M ^a   Westbye, Alexander B ^a   Beatty, J Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; ENZYME RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GROWTH CURVE; HOST CELL; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; VALIDATION STUDY; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

EID: 84865182140     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043772     Document Type: Article

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