Identification of multiple plasmids released from recombinant genomes of Hansenula polymorpha by transformation of Escherichia coli

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1839-1841

  Graupner, Stefan ^a   Wackernagel, Wilfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; ENDOMYCETALES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HANSENULA POLYMORPHA; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PICHIA ANGUSTA; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0029975162     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.5.1839-1841.1996     Document Type: Article

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