Random Chromosome Partitioning in the Polyploid Bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB27

Little is known about chromosome segregation in polyploid prokaryotes. In this study, whether stringent or variable chromosome segregation occurs in polyploid thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus was analyzed. A stable heterozygous strain (HL01) containing two antibiotic resistance markers at...

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Main Author: Haijuan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019-04-01
Series:G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
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Online Access:http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.119.400086