Construction of derivatives of the F plasmid pOX-tra715: Characterization of traY and traD mutants that can be complemented in trans

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-205

  Maneewannakul, Kesmanee ^a,c   Kathir, Pushpa ^a,d   Endley, Seema ^a   Moore, Deanna ^a   Manchak, Jan ^b   Frost, Laura ^b   Ippen Ihler, Karin ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENE;

EID: 0029824045     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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