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. 1983;2(12):2117–2122. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1983.tb01711.x

Transitory recombination between plasmid pHV33 and phage M13.

M Dagert, S D Ehrlich
PMCID: PMC555422  PMID: 6365530

Abstract

Plasmid pHV33 and phage M13 which have no homology exceeding 13 bp, combine in Escherichia coli cells. The chimeric genome is encapsidated in phage proteins and injected into a recipient cell, where it decombines to regenerate the two parental genomes. We call this combination-decombination process 'transitory recombination'.

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