Genome-wide analysis of chromosomal import patterns after natural transformation of Helicobacter pylori

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Bubendorfer, Sebastian ^a,b   Krebes, Juliane ^a,b   Yang, Ines ^a,b   Hage, Elias ^a,b   Schulz, Thomas F ^a,b   Bahlawane, Christelle ^a   Didelot, Xavier ^c   Suerbaum, Sebastian ^a,b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Center for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research   (Germany)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIUM; CHROMOSOME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; RECOMBINATION; TRANSFORMATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; GENOMICS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LENGTH; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENOME; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA RESTRICTION-MODIFICATION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84975774499     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11995     Document Type: Article

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