Analysis of the DNA sequence, gene expression, origin of replication and modular structure of the Lactococcus lactis lytic bacteriophage sk1

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-64

  Chandry, P Scott ^a   Moore, Sean C ^a   Boyce, John D ^b   Davidson, Barrie E ^b   Hillier, Alan J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030867490     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5491926.x     Document Type: Article

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