Expression of a streptomycete leaderless mRNA encoding chloramphenicol acetyltransferase in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 6824-6830

  Wu, Chi Ju ^a   Janssen, Gary R ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEASE S1;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA TRANSLATION; START CODON; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES ACRIMYCINI; STREPTOMYCETACEAE; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES ACRIMYCINI; STREPTOMYCETACEAE;

EID: 0030722957     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.21.6824-6830.1997     Document Type: Article

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