A host-vector system for heterologous gene expression in Streptococcus gordonii

Gene

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-90

  Oggioni, Marco R ^a   Pozzi, Gianni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromosomal integration; Oral streptococci; Recombinant vaccine; Streptococcal genetics; Streptococcal M protein; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII;

EID: 0029915275     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(95)00775-X     Document Type: Article

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