The integrons In0, In2, and In5 are defective transposon derivatives

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 4429-4437

  Brown, Heidi J ^a,b   Stokes, H W ^a   Hall, Ruth M ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0029764931     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.15.4429-4437.1996     Document Type: Article

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