Insertional mutagenesis and recovery of interrupted genes of Streptococcus mutans by using transposon Tn917: Preliminary characterization of mutants displaying acid sensitivity and nutritional requirements

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 4166-4175

  Gutierrez, Juan A ^a   Crowley, Paula J ^a   Brown, David P ^b   Hillman, Jeffrey D ^a   Youngman, Philip ^b   Bleiweis, Arnold S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIOCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; DNA TRANSPOSITION; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE INSERTION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPLICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0029955369     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.14.4166-4175.1996     Document Type: Article

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