Nucleotide sequence and characterization of the cryptic Bacillus thuringienis plasmid pGI3 reveal a new family of rolling circle replicons

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 5000-5008

  Hoflack, Lieve ^b,c   Seurinck, Jef ^c   Mahillon, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Bayer Cropscience Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPLICON;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS MYCOIDES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0030840920     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.16.5000-5008.1997     Document Type: Article

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