New genetic techniques for group B streptococci: High-efficiency transformation, maintenance of temperature-sensitive pWV01 plasmids, and mutagenesis with Tn917

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3539-3547

  Framson, Paul E ^a   Nittayajarn, Aphakorn ^b   Merry, Julia ^b   Youngman, Philip ^c   Rubens, Craig E ^b,d  

^a BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Georgia   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL TRANSFORMATION; ELECTROPORATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TRANSPOSON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 0030868740     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.9.3539-3547.1997     Document Type: Article

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