title: Dam-like methylation in legionellae.
abstract: The chromosomal DNA of a variety of legionellae, including clinical, environmental, and plasmid-containing strains, was examined for evidence of Dam-like methylation. It was found that Dam-like methylation was present in all the strains examined regardless of their origin or plasmid content.
authors.affiliation: Research Service, Dorn Veterans Hospital, Columbia, SC 29201, USA.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Lema
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008745:Methylation; D010957:Plasmids / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015265:Site-Specific DNA-Methyltransferase (Adenine-Specific) / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C058693:Dam methyltransferase; D015265:Site-Specific DNA-Methyltransferase (Adenine-Specific)