A chimeric disposition of the elongation factor genes in Rickettsia prowazekii

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 6192-6199

  Syvänen, Ann Christine ^a,b   Amiri, Haleh ^a   Jamal, Asfar ^a   Andersson, Siv G E ^a   Kurland, Charles G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR; RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII;

EID: 0029959771     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.21.6192-6199.1996     Document Type: Article

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