Methods for generating precise deletions and insertions in the genome of wild-type Escherichia coli: Application to open reading frame characterization

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 6228-6237

  Link, Andrew J ^a,c   Phillips, Dereth ^a   Church, George M ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KANAMYCIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030796260     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.20.6228-6237.1997     Document Type: Article

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