Bacterial genetics: Does anyone have a reference for cross-streak mating?

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Reza Hadavi

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC203611/

http://aem.asm.org/content/53/1/105

http://www.genetics.org/content/72/2/217.full.pdf

http://bioserv.fiu.edu/~biolab/labs/Genetics/recombination.htm

http://books.google.com/books?id=uqXAVLuyQhYC&pg=PA92&lpg=PA92&dq=%22Bacteria+cross-streak+mating+%22&source=bl&ots=KUVfSEZGgn&sig=HY9zVmFbY_BoQsqFxCX4NNkYETk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VsKoUuKPGc3MswaSmoHABw&ved=0CFgQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22Bacteria%20cross-streak%20mating%20%22&f=false

good luck

Andrew Jenkins

Thanks Angshuman and Reza. Angshuman's hit was just what I needed. Reza's was actually a page that had phage cross-streak and mating on the same page, but thanks for trying.

Andrew