The tra region of the nopaline-type Ti plasmid is a chimera with elements related to the transfer systems of RSF1010, RP4, and F

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 4233-4247

  Farrand, Stephen K ^a   Hwang, Ingyu ^a,b   Cook, David M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NOPALINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INSERTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT CELL; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0029901227     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.14.4233-4247.1996     Document Type: Article

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