Microbial Megaplasmids

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Schwartz, Edward (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Σειρά: Microbiology Monographs, 11
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Medical microbiology.; Microbiology.; Agriculture.; Bacteriology.; Microbial genetics.; Microbial genomics.; Plant pathology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Pathology.; Medical Microbiology.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.; Applied Microbiology.

Megaplasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements in the size range of 100 kb and larger. They are found in physiologically and phylogenetically diverse groups of bacteria and archaea. By definition, megaplasmids are not essential for the viability of their hosts under all growth conditions, but pa...