Integrase Family of Site-Specific Recombinases

Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 100-105

  Warren, D ^a   Laxmikanthan, G ^a   Landy, A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Holliday junction; Integrase; Integrons; Mobile DNA; Recombinase; Recombineering; Site specific recombination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959062879     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374984-0.00801-9     Document Type: Chapter

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