Neomycin resistance as a selectable marker in Methanococcus maripaludis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4233-4237

  Argyle, John L ^a   Tumbula, Debra L ^b   Leigh, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC G 418; BACTERIAL DNA; CELL MARKER; NEOMYCIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PUROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHANOBACTERIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE;

EID: 0029804967     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.11.4233-4237.1996     Document Type: Article

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