Efficient insertional mutagenesis in lactococci and other gram-positive bacteria

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 931-935

  Maguin, Emmanuelle ^a   Prévost, Hervé ^a,b   Ehrlich, S Dusko ^a   Gruss, Alexandra ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPLICON; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; TRANSPOSON;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LACTOCOCCI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0030027865     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.931-935.1996     Document Type: Article

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