The joint of Tn916 circular intermediates is a homoduplex in Enterococcus faecalis

Plasmid

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-78

  Manganelli, Riccardo ^a   Ricci, Susanna ^b   Pozzi, Gianni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HETERODUPLEX;

ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPLICON; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0030796354     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/plas.1997.1300     Document Type: Article

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