Construction of a shuttle vector for use in Francisella tularensis

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-260

  Norqvist, Anders ^a   Kuoppa, Kerstin ^a   Sandström, Gunnar ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Francisella tularensis; Shuttle vector

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUTTLE VECTOR; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0029880276     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-8244(95)00115-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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