Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis of Haloferax volcanii H26 and identification of DNA methyltransferase related PD-(D/E)XK nuclease family protein HVO_A0006

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue APR, 2015, Pages

  Ouellette, Matthew ^a   Jackson, Laura ^a   Chimileski, Scott ^a   Papke, R Thane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Haloarchaea; Halobacteria; Haloferax volcanii; Methylation; Methylome; PD (D E)XK nuclease; Restriction modification system

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENOMIC DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARCHAEAL GENOME; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION ASSAY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; H26 BACTERIAL STRAIN; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE MOLECULE REAL-TIME SEQUENCING;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOBACTERIA; HALOFERAX VOLCANII;

EID: 84930946329     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00251     Document Type: Article

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