mwr Xer site-specific recombination is hypersensitive to DNA supercoiling.
The multiresistance plasmid pJHCMW1, first identified in a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain isolated from a neonate with meningitis, includes a Xer recombination site, mwr, with unique characteristics. Efficiency of resolution of mwr-containing plasmid dimers is strongly dependent on the osmotic pressur...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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