Analysis of the traLEKBP sequence and the TraP protein from three F-like plasmids: F, R100-1, and ColB2

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3194-3200

  Anthony, Karen G ^a   Kathir, Pushpa ^a,c   Moore, Deanna ^b   Ippen Ihler, Karin ^b   Frost, Laura S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM PILUS; CODON; CYTOPLASM; DNA TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029890567     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.11.3194-3200.1996     Document Type: Article

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