Cyanobacterial defense mechanisms against foreign DNA transfer and their impact on genetic engineering

Biological Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 373-382

  Stucken, Karina ^a,b   Koch, Robin ^b   Dagan, Tal ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Defense mechanism; Genetic engineering; Restriction modification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84893453631     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602013000400009     Document Type: Article

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