The primase of broad-host-range plasmid R1162 is active in conjugal transfer

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 6888-6894

  Henderson, Dorian ^a   Meyer, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA PRIMASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; GENE REPLICATION; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029837130     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.6888-6894.1996     Document Type: Article

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