Differential influence of ions on the copy number of plasmids in Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Current Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 57-63

  Pramila, T ^a   Rao, G Ramananda ^a   Natarajan, K A ^a   Rao, C Durga ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ION; MERCURY; PLASMID DNA; SODIUM SULFATE; SULFATE; ZINC SULFATE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; GENE NUMBER; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0030061353     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900010     Document Type: Article

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