Plasmids as models for studying macromolecular interactions: The pMV158 paradigm

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 199-204

  Espinosa, Manuel ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; CURVED DNA; HELICASE; PLASMID DNA;

DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA TRANSFER; EDITORIAL; GENE CASSETTE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REPLICON;

CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA REPLICATION; PLASMIDS;

EID: 84875375770     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2013.01.006     Document Type: Editorial

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