Programmed heterogeneity: Epigenetic mechanisms in bacteria

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 288, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 13929-13935

  Casadesús, Josep ^a   Low, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL LINEAGES; BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; BACTERIAL POPULATION; DNA METHYLATION PATTERN; EPIGENETIC MECHANISMS; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; PHENOTYPIC DIVERSITY; SINGLECELL ANALYSIS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY;

BACTERIA;

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADAPTATION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENETICS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPIGENETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION PATTERN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; EPIGENETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE REGULATION; GENETIC SWITCH; PHASE VARIATION; REVERSIBLE BISTABILITY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84877896488     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.R113.472274     Document Type: Short Survey

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