Dam inactivation in <it>Neisseria meningitidis</it>: prevalence among diverse hyperinvasive lineages
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>DNA adenine methyltransferase (Dam) activity is absent in many, but not all, disease isolates of <it>Neisseria meningitidis</it>, as a consequence of the insertion of a restriction endonuclease-encoding gene, the '&l...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/4/34 |