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Role of recBC nuclease in Escherichia coli transformation.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 143 ·No. 2 ·1980-08-00 ·Pages 1031-2

Hoekstra WP, Bergmans JE, Zuidweg EM

Abstract

In Escherichia coli transformation with linear donor deoxyribonucleic acid, the recBC pathway is functional, but genetic analysis shows that the recBC nuclease is deleterious to linear deoxyribonucleic acid.

MeSH Terms
DNA, Bacterial/genetics Deoxyribonucleases/physiology Escherichia coli/genetics Escherichia coli Proteins Exodeoxyribonuclease V Recombination, Genetic Transformation, Bacterial
Chemicals
DNA, Bacterial Escherichia coli Proteins Deoxyribonucleases Exodeoxyribonuclease V exodeoxyribonuclease V, E coli
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Hoekstra W P
Bergmans J E
Zuidweg E M
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7 references, click to expand
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.143.2.1031-1032.1980
Published
1980-08-00
Pages
1031-2
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC294410
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.143.2.1031-1032.1980 PMC Full Text View journal details
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