TrwC-mediated site-specific recombination is controlled by host factors altering local DNA topology.

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Published in J Bacteriol on October 05, 2007

Authors

Carolina Elvira César1, Matxalen Llosa

Author Affiliations

1: Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de Cantabria, and Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria-CSIC-IDICAN, Santander, Spain.

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