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Nehls M, Lüno K, Schorpp M, Pfeifer D, Krause S, Matysiak-Scholze U, Dierbach H, Boehm T. YAC/P1 contigs defining the location of 56 microsatellite markers and several genes across a 3.4-cM interval on mouse chromosome 11. Mamm Genome 1995; 6:321-31. [PMID: 7626882 DOI: 10.1007/bf00364794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The characterization of three YAC/P1 contigs from adjacent segments of the central region of mouse Chromosome (Chr) 11 is described. These contigs are based upon 63 YACs and 40 P1 recombinants. From these clones, 185 end sequences were obtained, of which 147 sequences could be converted into sequence-tagged sites and mapped within the three contigs. Deletions were detected in 16 out of 63 YACs; 19 of 63 YACs were found to be chimeric. No such aberrations were found in P1 recombinants. A total of 22 public and 34 newly developed microsatellite markers were unambiguously localized to and ordered in the contigs. In the cryb1/Nf1 interval of the central contig, several new genes have been identified by exon trapping and precisely localized with respect to known STS markers.
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Nehls M, Pfeifer D, Schorpp M, Hedrich H, Boehm T. New member of the winged-helix protein family disrupted in mouse and rat nude mutations. Nature 1994; 372:103-7. [PMID: 7969402 DOI: 10.1038/372103a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 537] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Mutations at the nude locus of mice and rats disrupt normal hair growth and thymus development, causing nude mice and rats to be immune-deficient. The mouse nude locus has been localized on chromosome 11 (refs 3, 4) within a region of < 1 megabase. Here we show that one of the genes from this critical region, designated whn, encodes a new member of the winged-helix domain family of transcription factors, and that it is disrupted on mouse nu and rat rnuN alleles. Mutant transcripts do not encode the characteristic DNA-binding domain, strongly suggesting that the whn gene is the nude gene. Mutations in winged-helix domain genes cause homeotic transformations in Drosophila and distort cell-fate decisions during vulval development in Caenorhabditis elegans. The whn gene is thus the first member of this class of genes to be implicated in a specific developmental defect in vertebrates.
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Nehls M, Pfeifer D, Micklem G, Schmoor C, Boehm T. The sequence complexity of exons trapped from the mouse genome. Curr Biol 1994; 4:983-9. [PMID: 7874497 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00222-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND A central issue in genome analysis is the identification and characterization of coding regions. Estimating the coding complexity of vertebrate genomes by measuring the kinetic complexity of mRNA populations and by sequence analysis of cDNAs is limited by the fact that any given source of mRNA represents a very biased sample of all genes. Exon trapping is a method that enables the identification of genes irrespective of their transcriptional status. RESULTS Exons were trapped from the entire mouse genome, and the resulting fragments cloned. About 7% of a random sample of exons taken from this library have significant structural homology or sequence similarity to previously sequenced genes. Using cDNAs derived from several stages of mouse development, evidence for expression of about 62% of this sample of exons was found. These data suggest that the great majority of 'exons' in the library are derived from genes. We estimate that the fraction of the genome contained in trapped exons is 2.4%; this corresponds to a sequence complexity of about 72 megabases. CONCLUSIONS The library of exons trapped from the entire mouse genome probably represents one of the least biased and most comprehensive libraries of mouse coding regions, and should therefore prove very useful for finding genes during genome mapping and sequencing.
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Nehls M, Pfeifer D, Boehm T. Exon amplification from complete libraries of genomic DNA using a novel phage vector with automatic plasmid excision facility: application to the mouse neurofibromatosis-1 locus. Oncogene 1994; 9:2169-75. [PMID: 8036002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The identification of transcription units in the vicinity of chromosomal lesions found in tumours is an essential step in the identification of new oncogenes. Here, we describe a lambda phage vector system for genomic exon-trapping (lambda GET), which dramatically simplifies the task of exon amplification from genomic DNA. The vector accommodates about 6.5 to 19 kb of DNA and allows inserts to be automatically subcloned as multi-copy plasmids containing splice donor and acceptor sites positioned flanking the inserted genomic DNA. RNA transcripts derived from such plasmids are processed in vivo and exons contained within the inserted genomic fragments become flanked by known sequences in the resulting mRNAs. RNA-based PCR can then be used for subsequent cloning and sequence analysis of trapped exons. We have exploited the large cloning capacity of lambda GET to construct highly redundant complete genomic libraries from Sau3AI partially digested vertebrae DNAs. Using this system, we have analysed a region of about 1 MB around the mouse neurofibromatosis-1 locus and have identified novel transcription units flanking the Nf-1 gene.
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Horner D, Pfeifer D, Clunn P. In the wake of Hurricane Andrew: the development of a community-based primary care center. NURSING & HEALTH CARE : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING 1994; 15:61-3. [PMID: 8145950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Manz M, Jung W, Tebbenjohanns J, Pfeifer D, Lüderitz B. [Non-pharmacologic therapy of atrial fibrillation]. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KARDIOLOGIE 1994; 83 Suppl 5:97-100. [PMID: 7846952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Since patients with recurrent atrial fibrillation are prone to recurrences, even under treatment with antiarrhythmic agents, alternative treatment modalities are being sought. Today, the non-pharmacological treatment modalities such as modification or ablation of the AV node or the operative procedures ("maze" or "corridor" operation) do not cure these patients. The non-pharmacological therapies are indicated if severe symptoms are due to high ventricular rate with hemodynamic compromise. In such cases, His bundle ablation followed by rate adaptive pacing can achieve control of symptoms in the majority of patients. In the future, more refined techniques for ablation or the introduction of automatic atrial cardioverters will extend therapeutic options.
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Delmis J, Drazancić A, Ivanisević M, Pfeifer D, Ljubojević N. [Fetal growth in pregnant women with chronic hypertension]. LIJECNICKI VJESNIK 1993; 115:329-35. [PMID: 8176992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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This study represents a retrospective analysis of pregnancies with chronic arterial hypertension and their outcomes. The aim was to evaluate the influence of arterial hypertension on 101 essential and 109 cases of secondary hypertension in comparison to the control group consisting of 499 normotensive pregnancies. According to the obtained data, 27.7% of the women with chronic hypertension had proteinuria, 61% had bacteriuria and 58.6% had superimposed EPH gestosis. The occurrence of EPH gestosis among the controls was 5.6%, that is significantly less than in the experimental group (X2 = 282.8%; p < 0.001). The outcomes of pregnancies associated with chronic hypertension were: 19% preterm deliveries compared to the controls in which only 9.2% preterm deliveries occurred (X2 = 14.4; p < 0.001). Newborns from pregnancies with essential hypertension were significantly heavier, weighing 3177 +/- 734 g, than those from pregnancies with secondary hypertension, which weighted 2578 +/- 932 g. Perinatal mortality was higher in the study group and significantly higher in the pregnancies with associated secondary hypertension (30.3%) than in pregnancies associated with essential hypertension (15.8%).
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Smith M, Zahnley J, Pfeifer D, Goff D. Growth and cholesterol oxidation by Mycobacterium species in Tween 80 medium. Appl Environ Microbiol 1993; 59:1425-9. [PMID: 8517738 PMCID: PMC182099 DOI: 10.1128/aem.59.5.1425-1429.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Mycobacterium strain DP was isolated from marine coastal sediment and tested for its ability to oxidize cholesterol in Tween 80-cholesterol (2.59 mM) medium. Strain DP degraded cholesterol to 4-cholesten-3-one (cholestenone), 4-androsten-3,17-dione (AD), 1,4-androstadien-3,17-dione (ADD), testosterone, and 1-dehydrotestosterone (DHT). Cholesterol disappeared in about 4 days. Cholestenone, AD, testosterone, and DHT accumulations were transient with peak concentrations of 300, 600, 30 to 40, and 21 microM. ADD production peaked after 6 days with a concentration of 1,100 microM. Peak ADD concentrations and production rates compared well with those reported for strain NRRL B3683 on cyclodextrin medium. Tween 80 medium was superior to finely dispersed cholesterol particles for both strains. In comparison, NRRL B3683 (patented for its ability to accumulate AD and ADD) on Tween 80 medium transiently accumulated more AD (approximately 1,000 microM) than did strain DP, but ADD accumulations (200 microM) were significantly lower than those for strain DP. Strain DP could be adapted to grow on ADD, which was initially inhibitory at 3.25 mM. ADD-adapted strain DP cultures produced approximately four times as much DHT from ADD than unadapted cultures did from cholesterol, showing that additional manipulation might enhance testosterone production. We believe that ADD toxicity might account for the low ADD accumulations by NRRL B3683 in Tween 80 medium.
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Walpita P, Mufson MA, Stanek RJ, Pfeifer D, Connor JD. Distinguishing between respiratory syncytial virus subgroups by protein profile analysis. J Clin Microbiol 1992; 30:1030-2. [PMID: 1572961 PMCID: PMC265211 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.30.4.1030-1032.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We subgrouped 75 strains of respiratory syncytial virus by a protein profile method (PPM) which relies on different mobilities of the phosphoprotein in one-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and does not require monoclonal antibodies. When compared with enzyme immunoassay, PPM correctly subgrouped 54 of 56 subgroup A and all 19 subgroup B strains.
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Gamburzev S, Iliev I, Atanasov P, Kaisheva A, Scheller F, Pfeifer D. Enzyme electrodes with pyrolyzed CoTMPP catalyst. ELECTROANAL 1991. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.1140030823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Chwialkowski MP, Shile PE, Pfeifer D, Parkey RW, Peshock RM. Automated localization and identification of lower spinal anatomy in magnetic resonance images. COMPUTERS AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 1991; 24:99-117. [PMID: 2036784 DOI: 10.1016/0010-4809(91)90023-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Clinical interpretation of the subtle changes present in MR images in the setting of disease currently relies on subjective image analysis. Image evaluation could potentially be improved by computerized segmentation and precise quantification of the image anatomy. However, this cannot be automated unless reliable navigation within an image is established, capable of compensating for unpredictable factors such as anatomical variability, positioning of an image plane in the body, and variable image characteristics. Focusing on the lower spinal region, this paper explores the presence of image- and anatomy-invariant features which facilitate automated, unconstrained identification, and localization of basic lower spine anatomy.
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Junker L, Barleben H, Vagenknecht K, Pfeifer D, Pech H. [Release of myocardial enzymes after ablation of the bundle of His]. KARDIOLOGIIA 1991; 31:74-5. [PMID: 1875606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Ulrich S, Timpe HJ, Pfeifer D. Photo-CIDNP-Untersuchungen zum reversiblen Elektronentransfer zwischen 1,4-Dihydropyridinen und Oniumsalzen. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1990. [DOI: 10.1002/prac.19903320423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Viral proteins separated by one-dimensional SDS-PAGE produce protein binding patterns (fingerprints) which are unique for different viruses. We have applied this concept successfully for the development of a practical and objective virus identification system which is applicable to most viruses. The method is simple, specific, and, unlike the currently available methods, free from all virus-specific reagents. Interference by host protein bands in SDS-PAGE preparations of virus-infected cell lysates was eliminated consistently by treating virus infected cell cultures with optimum concentration of NaCl for selective inhibition of host protein synthesis. The method utilizes the comparison of protein fingerprints of 'unknown' viruses with protein fingerprints of reference viruses stored in a computer data base, using pattern recognition software. All 113 'unknown' virus strains were correctly identified to the genus level by the protein fingerprint method, when compared with the conventional virus identification methods.
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Deheuvels P, Pfeifer D. On a relationship between Uspensky's theorem and poisson approximations. ANN I STAT MATH 1988. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00049425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Pfeifer D. Daystar Health Center: UM's experimental partnership of nursing and medicine. THE FLORIDA NURSE 1987; 35:3. [PMID: 3443196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Pfeifer D. On a joint strong approximation theorem for record and inter-record times. Probab Theory Relat Fields 1987. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00354034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Baumann H, Becker H, Kronfeld K, Pfeifer D, Timpe HJ. Dediazoniation of arene diazonium salts by triplet excited aromatic ketones: electron or energy transfer? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1985. [DOI: 10.1016/0047-2670(85)85041-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gruner M, Pfeifer D, Becker HGO, Radeglia R, Epperlein J. 15N- und13 C-NMR-chemische Verschiebungen sowie13C-1H-,13C-15N- und15N-15N-Spin-Spin-Kopplungskonstanten para-substituierter Benzendiazoniumsalze. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1985. [DOI: 10.1002/prac.19853270109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Becker HGO, Israel G, Kalauch A, Pfeifer D. Eigenschaften und thermische Reaktionen von Komplexen der Arendiazoniumsalze mit Kronenethern. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1982. [DOI: 10.1002/prac.19823240613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Klaer R, Kühn S, Fritz HJ, Tillmann E, Saint-Girons I, Habermann P, Pfeifer D, Starlinger P. Studies on transposition mechanisms and specificity of IS4. COLD SPRING HARBOR SYMPOSIA ON QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY 1981; 45 Pt 1:215-24. [PMID: 6271469 DOI: 10.1101/sqb.1981.045.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Pfeifer D, Kelley J, Plapp R. Utilization of D-phenylglycyl-glycine in Escherichia coli. Arch Microbiol 1980; 127:203-7. [PMID: 7004375 DOI: 10.1007/bf00427194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Escherichia coli K 12 is able to utilize the dipeptide D-phenylglycyl-glycine as a source of glycine. Growth experiments with a glycine auxotrophic mutant show that utilization of there dipeptide is competitively inhibited by D-alanine at a Ki of 4 x 10(-4) M. In contrast, L-alanyl-L-alanine which is transported via the system specific for dipeptides does not interfere with the utilization of D-phenylglycyl-glycine. This indicates that the dipeptide is hydrolyzed prior to uptake, and D-alanine therefore competes with the uptake of glycine via the transport system common for both amino acids. This was confirmed by examining the growth response of various transport mutants. A mutant deficient in the transport of oligo- and dipeptides grows as well as the wild type on D-phenylglycyl-glycine, whereas the growth of mutants deficient in the transport of glycine is severely impaired or prevented with this dipeptide. It is therefore demonstrated that D-phenylglycyl-glycine is hydrolyzed prior to uptake. This is a mechanism of peptide utilization in E. coli K 12 which is distinct from that described so far for other dipeptides.
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Klaer R, Pfeifer D, Starlinger P. IS4 is still found at its chromosomal site after transposition to galT. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1980; 178:281-4. [PMID: 6248723 DOI: 10.1007/bf00270473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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IS4-DNA has been hybridized to separated DNA fragments of E. coli K12 strain M28 and to three mutants caused by transposition of IS4 to galT. The parental strain shows one band hybridizing to IS4 representing one copy of IS4 in the chromosome. The mutants have this copy retained and show in addition a second band corresponding to the IS4 copy in galT. The experiments support the hypothesis that transposition of IS4 is accompanied by replication of the element.
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Ayoub C, Pfeifer D. Burns as a manifestation of child abuse and neglect. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DISEASES OF CHILDREN (1960) 1979; 133:910-4. [PMID: 474542 DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130090038006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A multidisciplinary child abuse team investigated children with burns admitted to a general hospital in Tulsa, Okla. Of the 26 burn cases investigated, 14 were found to be accidental, seven accidental with extreme degrees of neglect, and five nonaccidental burns. There are correlations between physical findings and social characteristics, which may aid in the identification and disposition of children with burns. A multiplicity of injuries suggests that nonaccidental burns are not spontaneous abuse, but a planned form of aggression. The high mortality of the abused group indicates the seriousness and severity of nonaccidental injuries. This experience has also shown that nonaccidental burns in children demand a thorough investigation of medical, social, and emotional factors.
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Pfeifer D, Hirsch HJ, Bergmann D, Hamlaoui M. Non-random distribution of deletion endpoints in the gal operon of E. coli. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1974; 132:203-13. [PMID: 4608964 DOI: 10.1007/bf00269393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Pfeifer D, Rosypal S. Deletion mapping of galactose mutants with transducing lambda phages. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1969; 104:116-23. [PMID: 4897976 DOI: 10.1007/bf00272792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Pfeifer D, Oellermann R. Mapping of gal minus-mutants by transducing lambda dg carrying deletions of the gal-region. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1967; 99:248-52. [PMID: 4873393 DOI: 10.1007/bf01797729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Pfeifer D. [On bacteriophages. Introductory report]. BEITRAGE ZUR KLINIK UND ERFORSCHUNG DER TUBERKULOSE UND DER LUNGENKRANKHEITEN 1967; 136:100-107. [PMID: 6081480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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