The bacterial chromosome.

doi:10.1080/10409230801921262

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The bacterial chromosome.

Critical reviews in biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2000

Saier Milton H

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Bacteria represent the vast majority of biological diversity found on Earth. In this review, we focus on selected aspects of their genetic material, those providing insight into structural, functional, dynamic, and evolutionary aspects of their genomes. Bacterial chromosomes are far more dynamic than previously realized, and dozens of mechanisms giving rise to genomic plasticity are now understood. Maturation of...

Topics

Base Sequence
Chromosomes, Bacterial
DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Superhelical
Escherichia coli
Gene Rearrangement
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation

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PMID: 18365861
DOI: 10.1080/10409230801921262

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