Gene integration in the Escherichia coli chromosome mediated by Tn21 integrase (Int21)

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 894-898

  Francia, M Victoria ^a   García Lobo, Juan M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; INTEGRASE; KANAMYCIN; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030027861     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.894-898.1996     Document Type: Article

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