Conjugative transposon Tn916: Evidence for excision with formation of 5'-protruding termini

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 5813-5816

  Manganelli, Riccardo ^a,c   Ricci, Susanna ^a   Pozzi, Gianni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPLICON; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0029796617     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.19.5813-5816.1996     Document Type: Article

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