TcpM: A novel relaxase that mediates transfer of large conjugative plasmids from Clostridium perfringens

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 884-896

  Wisniewski, Jessica A ^a,b   Traore, Daouda A ^a,b   Bannam, Trudi L ^a,b   Lyras, Dena ^a,b   Whisstock, James C ^a,b   Rood, Julian I ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; TCPM PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA POLYMERASE; SITE-SPECIFIC RECOMBINASE; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BINDING AFFINITY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WILD TYPE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, INTERGENIC; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; PLASMIDS;

EID: 84961726998     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13270     Document Type: Article

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