Noncanonical cell-to-cell DNA transfer in Thermus spp. Is insensitive to argonaute-mediated interference

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 138-146

  Blesa, Alba ^a   César, Carolina Elvira ^a   Averhoff, Beate ^b   Berenguer, José ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; THERMUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

ARGONAUTE PROTEIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

ARGONAUTE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; PLASMIDS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 84928348712     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.02113-14     Document Type: Article

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