Introducing mutations into a chromosomal rRNA gene using a genetically modifed eubacterial host with a single rRNA operon

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 841-848

  Sander, Peter ^a   Prammananan, Therdsak ^a   Böttger, Erik C ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; EUBACTERIUM; GENE MUTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS;

EID: 0029800114     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.01532.x     Document Type: Article

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