Characterization of the recA gene regions of Spiroplasma citri and Spiroplasma melliferum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 7003-7009

  Marais, Armelle ^a,b   Bové, Joseph Marie ^a   Renaudin, Joël ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b Inst fur Vet Bakteriologie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECA PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; SPIROPLASMA; STOP CODON; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

SPIROPLASMA CITRI; SPIROPLASMA MELLIFERUM;

EID: 0029845613     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.7003-7009.1996     Document Type: Article

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