DNA methylation in bacteria: From the methyl group to the methylome

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue , 2015, Pages 9-16

  Sánchez Romero, María A ^a   Cota, Ignacio ^a   Casadesús, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; 6 N METHYLADENINE; ADENINE; BACTERIAL DNA; CYTOSINE; DNA ADENINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYL GROUP; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CAULOBACTER; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; DNA METHYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHYLOME; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REVIEW; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; BACTERIUM; EPIGENETICS; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPIGENOMICS; GENOME, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84925607753     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2015.03.004     Document Type: Review

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