Transposon-like structure of a new plasmid-encoded restriction-modification system in Rhizobium leguminosarum VF39SM

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 256, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 387-396

  Rochepeau, P ^a   Selinger, L B ^b   Hynes, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Insertion sequence; Restriction modification system; Rhizobium; Transposon

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PLASMID DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION SITE; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM;

EID: 0030685035     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050582     Document Type: Article

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