A stringently controlled expression system for analysing lateral gene transfer between bacteria

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 293-300

  Jaenecke, Susanne ^a   De Lorenzo, Víctor ^b   Timmis, Kenneth N ^a   Díaz, Eduarde ^a,b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REPORTER GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MONAS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0029762461     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.6411358.x     Document Type: Article

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