Splicing of a group II intron in a functional transfer gene of Lactococcus lactis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-53

  Shearman, Claire ^a   Godon, Jean Jacques ^a   Gasson, Michael ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE TRANSFER; INTRON; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SPLICING;

EID: 0030016467     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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