Extracellular DNA metabolism in Haloferax volcanii

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue FEB, 2014, Pages

  Chimileski, Scott ^a   Dolas, Kunal ^a   Naor, Adit ^b   Gophna, Uri ^b   Papke, R Thane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Archaea; Archaeal genetics; DNA metabolism; Extracellular DNA; Halobacteria; Haloferax volcanii; Halophiles; Natural competence

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HYDROLASE; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHORUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA METABOLISM; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA PURIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPTICAL DENSITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 84897621840     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00057     Document Type: Article

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