In vitro Tn7 mutagenesis of Haemophilus influenzae Rd and characterization of the role of atpA in transformation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 7315-7320

  Gwinn, M L ^a,b   Stellwagen, A E ^a   Craig, N L ^a   Tomb, J F ^a,b   Smith, H O ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0030665284     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.23.7315-7320.1997     Document Type: Article

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