Localization of prophages of serological group B and F on restriction fragments defined in the restriction map of Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 8325

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 143, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 203-210

  Borecká, Pavla ^a   Rosypal, Stanislav ^a   Pantůček, Roman ^a   Doškař, Jiří ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Genomic restriction map; Lysogenization; Prophages; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA INTEGRATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LYSOGENIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS SUBSP. AUREUS NCTC 8325;

EID: 0030271974     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00311-4     Document Type: Article

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