The unique organization of the rpoB region of Spiroplasma citri: A restriction and modification system gene is adjacent to rpoB

Gene

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-98

  Laigret, Frédéric ^a,b   Gaurivaud, Patrice ^a   Bové, Joseph Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

hsdS; Insertion sequence; Mollicute; RNA polymerase beta subunit; Type I restriction modification system

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; EUBACTERIUM; GENE INSERTION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; MOLLICUTES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROPLASMA;

EID: 0029946091     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00071-6     Document Type: Article

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